Why do I Love These People?

Why do I Love These People?
by Po Bronson

Our trip to my Uncle Melvin's funeral was quite productive on the reading front. This was the third book of the Montana series.

Much like the book The Art of Aging, this author uses vignettes of real people to illustrate his points. Each person or family faces a challenge or crisis event, and they figure out how to live through it and prosper.

Allow me to use my negative and twisted logic on you for a moment. This is a personal mantra, perfectly illustrated in this book.

1 - Life sucks - Every life is complete with massive and seemingly unsurmountable challenges. My life has been. People I know face tough problems. The person down the hall probably has challenges you've never faced.

2 - Get used to it - There is no way to live life to the fullest without those challenges. They are unavoidable. Even staying home causes ugly, difficult situations.

3 - Life is great - A good life is based on finding what's good in what you already have, then working for it. Those challenges? They are there as a challenge. A positive one. Every negative experience, and every positive experience, provide a base for a good life. It's all in what you're looking for.

The author quoted Shakespeare , "It is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so."

This book has good lessons, and is a nice read. If you find yourself on a twenty hour drive, pick up the CD.