Review: Life is a Gift
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 10 17, 2012
12 Precious Anecdotes from Life is a collection of brief stories aimed at letting you realize that life, despite its difficulties and hurried moments, is a gift. The character narrating these stories, Anita Maher, channels the author's voice. She is a senior editor at an ad agency, and thus no stranger to the daily pressures and constant demands of reality. But while she focuses on the race to achieve, and to succeed in her profession, Anita happens to pay attention to precious moments that brush by her, and thus she reminds of of us to do the same. Therefore, these stories are vehicles towards a motivational goal. Anita says, "I would stop complaining about life's difficulties. Instead I will share a box of chocolates with my friends." This is the kind of simple, touching conclusion that may inspire you in your life. Likewise, the quote from Confucius, which the author placed at the opening page of her book, says it all: The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.Four stars.