Sadly, I haven't religiously read books since I was in the ninth grade.
I know, I know. I do love to read. I just never do it.
So after much thought, I have decided that the book that influenced the most in my life was "Charlie's Monument" by Blaine M. Yorgason. It's a short fable, but it's really helped me through a lot of crap.
The first page is a poem.
The Monument
God,
Before He sent his children to earth
Gave each of them
A very carefully selected package
Of problems.
These,
He promised, smiling,
Are yours alone. No one
Else may have the blessings
These problems will bring you.
And only you
Have the special talents and abilities
That will be needed
To make these problems
Your servants.
Now go down to your birth
And to your forgetfulness, Know that
I love you beyond measure.
These problems that I give you
Are a symbol of that love.
These monuments you make of your life
With the help of your problems
Will be s symbol of your
Love for me.
Your Father.
In the Ninth grade I read a book called "A Million Little Pieces." I don't know how well-known this book is, but when I read it it really opened my eyes to what rehab is like and how a person can suffer from substance and alcohol abuse.
I also bought a book called "Purpose for the Pain" by Renee Yohe. As soon as I get it back from Girlfriend I'll finish it. I'm thinking that'll be a character-altering book.
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