OK, yes, it made me cry. More than just a good wallow, though, this book makes me yearn to be a better, more loving person. After my crying jag I hugg...moreOK, yes, it made me cry. More than just a good wallow, though, this book makes me yearn to be a better, more loving person. After my crying jag I hugged Cameron hard, for a long time. It's a book that helps you to see intersections between people and the importance of the moments that make up our lives.(less)
So..... We all agree that family is more important than money, right? That in the end we care about loving and being loved more than anything else? Th...moreSo..... We all agree that family is more important than money, right? That in the end we care about loving and being loved more than anything else? That we should strive to love and forgive and be available and "fully present"? Yeah. These things are all true, and as the orchestral music swells and the tears well up, we can brim over with the human need to connect. We can feel so deeply and so well that we just know how important all that is. And then the phone rings, the laundry beckons, the sundry little bits and pieces take over, and we just live our lives, best as we can.
That said, this is a sweet story well told. (less)