There are so many hardships in life. Money is always a problem. I always feel so stressed about everything. I know God always has my back, and everyone always tells me not to worry, but how can I not? I'm so tired. Physically, mentally, spiritually. Some days I wonder how I can go on. It terrifies me knowing that I'm getting married in a little over a month and we live paycheck to paycheck. Do I need a part time job? How do I manage money better when I already budget everything? How can I do more than what I'm already doing? It seems impossible. I'm always on edge. I'm always on the verge of a meltdown. How am I able to help other people when I can't even help myself? That's the million dollar question. Life used to be so much simpler. I remember having dreams as a child, now I'm just a daydreamer. I know none of my dreams will come true. I have failed as a writer. I have failed as a person. I got a useless degree, one I will never be able to use. How do you get past this?
I just recently finished "The Book Thief" by Markus Zusak. I had no idea what this novel was going to be about going into it; all I knew was that our 10th grade English class study it. Right off the bat I noticed that our narrator was not your average Joe. The narrator is death. When I realized this I said to myself, "Oh this is going to be good." The novel is all about the Holocaust and it is shown from a German point of view. Leisel Meminger's mother gives her away to a foster German family. On the trip to this new family, Leisel's brother dies. So right from the start death is there. I'm not going to give you a synopsis of it, because I think you should read it for yourself. Just know that a German family hides a Jew in their basement for a while, and death is around every corner. That last line of the novel really got me though..."I am haunted by humans."
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