What I Learned from Reading “Looking for Alaska”…

Just recently, I have finished reading “Looking for Alaska” by John Green. It was a fantastic read, the first that I’ve completed in a few days in a long, long time.

But why am I telling you that? Why should you care? Well firstly, you should follow my lead. Get reading. Read whenever you can. Read whatever you can. And take it all in. I can not even begin to explain the importance of books. They are inexhaustible magic.

Why “Looking for Alaska”? I loved it because from the get-go, it gave a hint of existentialism. It questioned the meaning of things, life particularly, and this made me question things too. What was the importance of this book?

Showed me that dysfunctional friends, and quirky people, make the strongest bonds.
You don’t have to have it all together to be a strong person.
It’s OK to not know what you want.
It’s OK to be in pain.
All you need is good friends to help you through anything.
Everyone has a past, and a lot of us have hard pasts. Being broken is OK, it’s about how you put yourself back together again.
Love, of all kinds, can heal wounds.
Sometimes we can’t have all the answers, but we must accept it and move on with life in order to live better.
Suffering is inevitable, it’s how we cope with it that matters most.
We should seek the “Great Perhaps”, a great mysterious future.
People can be beautiful on the inside even with their faults and dysfunctions.
What matters in life often hurts.
Growing up isn’t easy for anyone, that’s why we need one another.
Education is imperative, and it bonds us.
We are only trapped if we focus on the maze.
Change is good, and should be made in order to grow.

 

Read More. Feel Deep. Seek Peace.