Almost two years ago I read a book called: "La Playa de los Sueños" by a very famous Peruvian author called Sergio Bambarén. At the beginning of this school year I began reading a book with my class called "The Secret of the Seven Seeds," by another famous author and public speaker, David Fischman. When I began reading the book this year, I remembered the book by Bambaren. These books are very alike because they both address people who have lost the meaning in their lives and are focusing more on things that are not as important. | The most compelling comparison was that Ignacio, the main character for "The Secret of the Seven Seeds visits a master frequently. In "La Playa de los Sueños," the main character, John, does this as well but he finds a man in this unknown place which he names "Playa de los Sueños." Surprisingly, this was a very wise man who acted as a therapist or healing person, just as the master was to Ignacio. After different sessions, John finds himself wanting to visit this man regularly because of the change he was making in his life, and I could really connect this to the relationship between the master and Ignacio. |
What caught my attention the most is that this problem of people being so caught up in things that are not as important that we forget our purpose in life. By finding these stories very similar I realize now that this problem is seen in many people and these stories are both inspired in the authors personal life. I found interesting that I could connect these two books, because I am not a big fan of reading books and last week I was talking with my dad about this book, because I wanted to recommend it to him, and I remembered about this book that I had read two years ago. Sergio Bambarén is one of my favorite Peruvian authors because his books are very reflective and have many lessons that open us to new perspectives. I find "The Secret of the Seven Seeds" to be like this as well.
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Corey Topf
9/10/2013 12:02:38 pm
We often don't see the value in self-analysis or self-reflection, but to be fully alive, I think we must understand who we are, what we want and why we do the things we do.
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