Thursday, January 31, 2013

Planting the Metaphor

Hi! My name is Aimee. This blog is about saving the world.

Saving the world?


     I recently read the book "Ishmael" by Daniel Quinn; I honestly recommend it to every person on the planet. In fact, I sincerely wish that a copy of this book was issued to each and every infant at birth. World peace might actually be a reality in that case. Reading Ishmael opened my eyes to things I had never previously considered. Topics from man's purpose on this planet to the use of metaphor within the Bible to modern mythology in our "Taker" culture made it nearly impossible for me to put this book down.


     But enough raving. It's a good book. I recommend it.


     As I already mentioned, the point of this blog is to save the world. It's going to cover a wide range of topics, as inspired by the world around me, but mainly influenced by discussions in my Honors class.


"Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." --Martin Luther.

     Tomorrow, the world may indeed go to pieces. But today, I'm planting this metaphoric apple tree.