One of my favorite things to do with Ben is to listen to audiobooks in the car. It gives us a shared experience and something to discuss, and it also solved the problem of what music to listen to. We take turns choosing books, which leads to both of us listening to books we would have never picked out. I had no idea I would love Jurassic Park, Ready Player One, Unbroken, or 13 Hours, but they were surprisingly among my favorite books of the year. Some of my favorite books that I chose were Case for Christ, 1984, Catch Me If You Can, and the Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Our reading list is all over the place, but it keeps it interesting and fun, especially when both of our jaws dropped and hearts stopped because there is a television hidden behind the painting in 1984.
My latest choice was Edith Hamilton's Mythology, which I read as a high school freshmen in Mrs. Johnson's class. This class and book awakened a love for Greek mythology that I have treasured and enjoyed ever since. I even quoted "Cupid and Psyche" in my wedding vows. But it has been a while since I picked the book up, and I also wanted to help Ben understand my love for it by hearing the stories. I hope this goes without saying, but just for the record, I am a Christian, and I believe in the One true God. But I find the stories of Greek mythology fascinating and fun.
In the first chapter, the author is listing all the major gods and goddesses the Greeks believed in such as Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon, but then it goes on to discuss some of the lesser gods including the god of love, Eros, better known as Cupid. Plato is quoted saying, "Love - Eros, makes his home in men's hearts, but not in every heart, for where there is hardness he departs. His greatest glory is that he cannot do wrong nor allow it; force never comes near him. For all men serve him of their own free will. And he whom Love touches not walks in darkness."
"Huh. It sounds like he's talking about Jesus," I told Ben. After reading it again, I can see where you can easily replace "Love" with "Jesus." "[Jesus] makes his home in men's hearts, but not in every heart, for where there is hardness he departs. His greatest glory is that he cannot do wrong nor allow it; force never comes near him. For all men serve him of their own free will. And he whom [Jesus] touches not walks in darkness."
This is an extremely random thought, but that's how my little A.D.D. brain works. I hope this little random thought makes your day just a little bit happier.
Question for the day: What is on your reading list for 2019? What are your secrets to reading more?
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