Review of Everyone Needs a Companion

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[Following is a volunteer review of "Everyone Needs a Companion" by Jerry A Greenberg.]

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4 out of 4 stars

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A septuagenarian lost his wife to cancer, and did not feel like there was something else to live for. He sold his house, moved out and lived in absolute loneliness, except for the buddy pet who served as a non-human companion. His first walk post-bereavement proved priceless as he met a little girl, not really little above, who struck a chord in his life of inactivity and self-pity. He dilly-dallied and daydreamed, but his married daughter's call for a dinner hangout with Ms Harriet proved to be all he needed to honour his late wife's wish. Then from helping with a book research to going on vacation to planting a garden, all with Ms Harriet seemed like a dream in wonderland. His temporal paralysis opened both's eyes to what lay before them, and they did not make anymore mistake waiting to take advantage of the time that was still allowed them.
Companionship is not a dose just for the young. Even the old could always use it to escape the vegetative stage of life. All around us are people who need our company, or whose companionship we also need. The ability to not shut them out is a good starting point to something even as great as our greatest highs.
Ben and Harriet married in their seventies, but it was Shirley, a little girl of nine who became the driving force behind that union, as she got back her family which was on the verge of a collapse by the help of her new found friends. It was amazing, everyone involved played their role in giving the needed companionship at each point in time. We may be late, but no time is too late for anything.
Everyone Needs A Companion is a 4 out of 4 for me.

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Everyone Needs a Companion
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