What did you learn from “And Then I Met Margaret”?
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Re: What did you learn from “And Then I Met Margaret”?
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AliceofX wrote: ↑03 Jan 2018, 04:23 To be honest I really can't say I learned anything. The thing that bothered me about the book is that for some people just leading a normal, boring life is a struggle, going through a day without becoming a mess is an achievement. The problem with And Then I Met Margaret is I never felt the author faced any real adversity in his life. Here I'm proud of slowly crawling out of a hole and he's talking about building castles.
Ditto - it may just be my frame of mind but I thought he was starting to taunt me with his real-estate money while yours truly can't even get a lowly admin job.
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I took a lot from the book. The main lessons I learned were to believe in my self with optimism, dream big, and work with passion and grit.
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Well said, Fergie. It seems we have more in common than our avatar, LOL. No book can answer all life's questions. (Even the Bible fails in that aspect because we don't read it often enough or heed its lessons.) Some unhappy readers say hard work alone isn't enough to succeed. True, but that doesn't mean hard work isn't necessary.fergie wrote: ↑02 Jan 2018, 09:46 I think my main take-away from it - although there were many great lines, as Sahani says above - is to be very aware of the people around you in life and the lessons they can all teach. That lessons may come quite randomly from someone you don't know well, or bump into in a shop. You don't need lifestyle gurus and expensive courses in motivation and how to live, just look at those around you and keep your eyes and mind open. When I think about the people in my own life, there are constant examples of people who've done really well, often against adverse circumstances, because they've kept going and kept cheerful. And others who are endlessly negative and show how not to live life.