The Time Keeper: My Favorite Quotes

     So the last post I talked about my current favorite book, The Time Keeper. In every book that I read, or we read, there will be those lines that will really stands out and that will remain in our heads. What I usually do is I have a stabilo or marker beside me so that I could underline or mark those lines that I really love.

just like in the photo... this is
what I usually do. hehehe!

 

     From this book, let me share with you my favorite lines or quotes...

- " Man alone measures time.

    Man alone chimes the hour.

   And, because of this, man 

  Alone suffers a paralyzing fear

  That no other creature endures.

  A fear of time running out..."

- "Mankind is connected in ways 

   it does not understand -

  even in dreams..."

- "It is never too late or too soon.

   It is when it is supposed to be."

- "You marked the minutes. But did you

   Use them wisely? To be still? To cherish?

   To be graceful? To lift & be lifted?"

- "Remember this always:

 There is a reason God limits man's days"

- "But man who can take

   Anything will find most things unsatisfying.

  And a man without memories is just a shell."

- "Time flies with you"

- "We all yearn for what we have lost.

   But sometimes, we forget what we have."

- "What will you do with the time you have left?"

- "A heart weighs more when it splits in two;

   It crashes in the chest like a broken plane"

- "Knowing something and understanding it

   were not the same thing."

- "Living without love was something he knew

   More than any soul on earth"

- "When does it stop hurting?

   Sometimes never..."

- "Time is not something you give back. The very

    next moment may be an answer to your prayer.

   To deny that is to deny the most important part

   Of the future. What's that? HOPE"

- "Ends are for yesterdays, not tomorrows."

- "With endless time, nothing is special, 

    With no loss or sacrifice, we can't 

    Appreciate what we have."

- "There is a reason God limits our days.

    Why?

    To make each one precious"

- "There was always a quest for more minutes,

    More hours, faster progress to accomplish,

   More in each day. The simple joy of living 

   Between sunrises were gone."

- "Everything man does today to be efficient,

   To fill the hour? It does not satisfy. It only makes

  Him hungry to do more. Man wants to own his

  Existence. BUT NO ONE OWNS TIME."

- "We do not realize the sound the world makes -

    Unless, of course, it comes to a stop. Then, when

   It starts, it sounds like an orchestra."

- Dor: "I tried to stop your suffering"

  Alli: "We cannot stop what heaven chooses"

- "TIME FLIES"

How about you? Have you read the book? What are your favorites? Can't wait to hear it from you...

Book Rave: The Time Keeper

     I have seen this book, The Time Keeper, on display at the National Bookstore here at SM Lipa. Since I have been looking what book to read after The Fault In Our Stars by John Green, a good book by the way. This book caught my attention. To be honest, it will be my first time to read a book by Mitch Albom. Since it is one of the best-sellers I bought it immediately.

     But then due to my busy schedule as a mom to my 3 daughters, it is only recently that I began reading it. I would usually read the book every morning after my 2 older kids have left for school, and while my youngest and husband are still asleep. And last Friday, I finally finished reading the book. Yeah it took me a while to read it. But I could say IT IS INDEED ONE DAMN GOOD BOOK.

NOTE:   I am not really what you could call someone who is a book critic. It just so happened I love reading books but what I am going to share is how I felt about the book, the story and yes it made me realize a LOT OF THINGS... and most importantly ABOUT TIME.

   The 3 main characters are Dor, also known as the Father Time. Victor, a self made billionaire and married to the beautiful Grace. Sarah, a fat but intelligent girl. Three different stories but they have one thing in common: TIME. Dor, wanted to know more about time; Victor, wanted MORE and LONGER time despite of his old age and that he is sick. Sarah, on the other hand wanted to slow the time so she could spend a little longer with Ethan (the boy she thought "loves" her).

     I could honestly say that as one reads this book, one way or another, you could related to either of the 3 main characters. On my part, I could really relate more with Dor and Grace ( yes the wife of Victor). I admire her love for Victor despite her husband's busy schedule, travelling here and there, she still stood by him. Knowing that their marriage or relationship as husband and wife were greatly affected. On the other hand, I admire Dor's love to his wife, Alli. For Dor, his world is his wife and kids. His never-ending love for Alli, I felt that.

MY THOUGHTS/REFLECTION:
     As every second passes by be sure to really make a good use of it. Never waste any single moment dwelling on the past because it is IN THE PAST. What had happened cannot be UNDONE anymore. What is important is that we still have the PRESENT, to at least correct whatever wrong doing we may have done in the past. This is why it is very important for me, as a mother, to have a good relationship with each of my 3 daughters. I could do so much as a mom. The rest are still up to them.

     As for me being a wife, being in a marriage, is really a TOUGH JOB. Both of you must REALLY STRIVE to get the relationship going and working. I could assure you, every relationship, whether you're married or not, has really its ups and downs. All relationship go to tough times and it's up to both of you how are you going to resolve it.

     Now I believe that TIME IS INDEED GOLD and we should not waste a single second. If you're working, work hard but DON'T FORGET the people around you, especially your family. They are your backbone, I tell you. If you're "SINGLE" enjoy being one until the "right" one comes along. If you're YOUNG, enjoy your youth, for it will only come once.

   Lastly, don't forget to ENJOY LIFE for this too is just a once in a lifetime for all of us.

   Remember this: TIME FLIES