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Dec. 19th, 2004 12:41 pmWas tired last night, so skipped out on "Shaun of the Dead", going to do that today instead!!
Reading the most amazing story right now, called "Poor Folk", it's actually the second story in the book Ki bought yesterday, but starting with that one, because it caught my interest. It's absolutely amazing, and everyone should read it!! It's fairly short, about 120 pages, in normal printing, on fairly large trade paper sized pages, so in a little paperback installment it might be more like 200 pages. Amazingly written, and wonderful subject. Let me put here just a little bit of it, it is probably my favourite bit of the book so far (Ki cannot say what is her favourite, since she has not finished yet, but this a gorgeously written example)
"...And all this has been repeated every blessed day for time immemorial. I am used to it, for I grow used to anything, because I am a meek man; but what is it all for? What harm do I do to anyone? Have I stolen promotion from anyone, or what? Have I blackened anyone's reputation with his superiors? Have I asked for anything extra out of turn? Have I got up some intrigue? Why, it's a sin for you to imagine such a thing, my dear soul! As thought I could do anything of that sort! You've only to look at me, my own. Have I sufficient ability for intruigue and ambition? Then why have such misfortunes come upon me? God forgive me. Here you consider me a decent man, and you are ever so much better than any of them, my darling. Why, what is the greatest virtue in a citizen? A day or two ago, in private conversation, Yevstafy Ivanovitch said that the most important virtue in a citizen was to earn money. He said in jest (I know it was in jest) that morality consists in not being a burden to anyone. Well, I'm not a burden to anyone. My crust of bread is my own; it is true it is a plain crust of bread, at times a dry one; but there is it, earned by my toil and put to lawful and irreproachable use......"
Oh! It's just gorgeous! Gorgeous story. All written in the form of letters between two people, over a long period. It's just amazing!
Reading the most amazing story right now, called "Poor Folk", it's actually the second story in the book Ki bought yesterday, but starting with that one, because it caught my interest. It's absolutely amazing, and everyone should read it!! It's fairly short, about 120 pages, in normal printing, on fairly large trade paper sized pages, so in a little paperback installment it might be more like 200 pages. Amazingly written, and wonderful subject. Let me put here just a little bit of it, it is probably my favourite bit of the book so far (Ki cannot say what is her favourite, since she has not finished yet, but this a gorgeously written example)
"...And all this has been repeated every blessed day for time immemorial. I am used to it, for I grow used to anything, because I am a meek man; but what is it all for? What harm do I do to anyone? Have I stolen promotion from anyone, or what? Have I blackened anyone's reputation with his superiors? Have I asked for anything extra out of turn? Have I got up some intrigue? Why, it's a sin for you to imagine such a thing, my dear soul! As thought I could do anything of that sort! You've only to look at me, my own. Have I sufficient ability for intruigue and ambition? Then why have such misfortunes come upon me? God forgive me. Here you consider me a decent man, and you are ever so much better than any of them, my darling. Why, what is the greatest virtue in a citizen? A day or two ago, in private conversation, Yevstafy Ivanovitch said that the most important virtue in a citizen was to earn money. He said in jest (I know it was in jest) that morality consists in not being a burden to anyone. Well, I'm not a burden to anyone. My crust of bread is my own; it is true it is a plain crust of bread, at times a dry one; but there is it, earned by my toil and put to lawful and irreproachable use......"
Oh! It's just gorgeous! Gorgeous story. All written in the form of letters between two people, over a long period. It's just amazing!
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