Log#4

 

The Time Keeper

Author:  Mitch Albom

After reading my first novel, I start to continue my second reading material which is called The Time Keeper. This novel is also written by the same author, Mitch Albom, who always describes the issue of life. Though it is a little bit profound, I am still willing to read because I like to know or think some deeper aspect of life. That is the reason why I chose the same author’s novels.

As far as I read. Dor, who was the first person to measure the time, was banished into the cave because he invented the clock that made lots of people be trapped by time. The God forced him to listen the voice of these people’s begging that gave them more time in the cave. There were two main characters as well. Sarah Lemon was a young girl who wanted to end her life while Victor Delamonte was wealthy man who wanted to live forever.

In our society, we use so many phrases with “time” such as waste time, pass time, take your time, and a long time. Try to imagine that you live the society without “time”. Maybe, you won’t be so hurry in the morning to go to school; you won’t have to follow the routine on your schedule. However, in my opinion, when people know they still have time to do something, some of them will not treasure what they have now or have a concept that I can do later because I still have time. Valuating the importance of time is necessary for anyone in our society. If we notice how long do we have, we may afraid of being late, getting older, even dying. I am the one who always set the schedule in advance, but I can’t achieve it correctly sometimes. Thus, through reading this book, I remind myself to know the true meaning of time. 

Generally, this novel has leaded me to think more of time. I am still looking forward to the following chapters that how Dor, the main character, saves himself.