Log #3

As far as I am concerned, Liz is a little bit irresponsible and childish because she didn’t think of marriage carefully and realize what marriage would be like in her life. Later on, she just regretted and wanted to divorce her husband. However, things never go smoothly. Although they have already separated for a long time, her husband hasn’t accepted her deal to get divorced. Going through a lot of trials and going to the court many times, she almost went bankrupt and decided to give up everything belonged to both of them. Also, his husband asked her to share the money that she earned from publishing her books. I think this is a good lesson that we should think twice before walking down the aisle and don’t get married with impulse; otherwise, it would cost us dearly. Another reason why I dislike Liz is that she had a love affair with David while she hasn’t divorced her husband. It seems that she cheated on her husband because she lost the romantic feelings and was sick of her husband. What’s more, after she had a lover, she would be attached to him crazily like chewing gum, which sometimes made his lover want to keep a distance from her. The relationship between David and Liz made me crazy because they broke up and made up many times. It seems that they loved each other, but they couldn’t untie the tangled thread between them.

A lot of people suffer from depression after facing lot of obstacles, and Liz was no exception. She was in the abyss of depression, losing the direction in her life. Not until her best friend took her to see a psychologist did Liz’s condition improve a little.

Sometimes, people are ashamed of suffering from depression and kept procrastinating seeing a psychologist. Eventually, their condition went from bad to worse and it took these patients more time to be cured. Thus, we shouldn’t seek help immediately when finding us feel depressed all the time.

          When it comes to courage, Liz flashes into my mind because she could quit her job, leave her hometown, and travel to Italy, India, and Indonesia without second thought. I appreciate that she was proactive in learning Italian. She flew to Italy and found a partner for language exchange. At the beginning, she was frustrated because she couldn’t speak Italian and it was hard to communicate with the local. However, she was able to understand what others said and chatted with Italian little by little.

On her journey, she introduced a wide range of authentic cuisine and beautiful spots, making me desire to travel with her. Through traveling, she seemed to feel well and find her way and I feel happy for her.

          Her life changed a lot before being on her journey. Traveling is indeed a fabulous way to help people walk out of shadow and into sunshine. After reading Eat Pray Love, I feel like traveling around the world. I want to have the courage to travel on my own, experiencing different cultures and finding what is my goal. Actually, reading this novel, I feel I am lost and it’s time for me to figure out what I want and what my future life would be like.