Waste of Time
- Julez
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What a great way of putting it, being infatuated with a memory. People often look at the good times of the past, forgetting the bad or difficult parts. Sometimes that is good, sometimes it is not.jwalker73 wrote:I thought it was quite a good finish. People can become infatuated with a memory, what they think was 'perfect', and, while they age and mature, their memory does not. Sometimes the best thing to help a person move on in life is to confront that memory and bring it in to the present.
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Amagine wrote:I think it was good for him to search her out just because I think he needed closure. She was a chapter in his life that he needed an ending to.
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I agree with this. People get infatuated with memories and sometimes the mind distorts what the reality was really like. With Elias it was a memory infatuated - I don't think it was a waste of time, I think it resulted in closure for both of them.jwalker73 wrote:I thought it was quite a good finish. People can become infatuated with a memory, what they think was 'perfect', and, while they age and mature, their memory does not. Sometimes the best thing to help a person move on in life is to confront that memory and bring it in to the present.
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Memories are powerful things, and it's true sometimes the perfect moments that we hold close may not be so perfect. I think he did a good thing, it gave him a chance to move forward.jwalker73 wrote:I thought it was quite a good finish. People can become infatuated with a memory, what they think was 'perfect', and, while they age and mature, their memory does not. Sometimes the best thing to help a person move on in life is to confront that memory and bring it in to the present.
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Very well put. I have to admit even I was initially disappointed by how the story turned out, but when I look at it that way, I guess this was the right thing for both of them.ritah wrote:I agree with this. People get infatuated with memories and sometimes the mind distorts what the reality was really like. With Elias it was a memory infatuated - I don't think it was a waste of time, I think it resulted in closure for both of them.jwalker73 wrote:I thought it was quite a good finish. People can become infatuated with a memory, what they think was 'perfect', and, while they age and mature, their memory does not. Sometimes the best thing to help a person move on in life is to confront that memory and bring it in to the present.
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WestIndie001 wrote:Well, poor Elias didn't know it'd be a waste of time. He had to set out to find out if it would be a waste of time. It's never a waste of time to go for what you want. Or to at least try for what you want.
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I think I would be equally disappointed as you.Julez wrote:I really looked forward to Elias reunion with Malika but was disappointed with the turn out of the book. Do you think he wasted his time after carrying her in his heart for eight years and then searching for her afterwards?