16/09/2019
I was walking past a second hand book store yesterday and I saw this book again. The last time I read this was roughly 2 years back but it has always been one of my favourite book since then.
A short summary of this book for those whom may be interested: Victor Delamonte, an old man, is running out of time as he battles cancer. He does not want to die but rather desires to live eternally. Without his wife’s knowledge he makes arrangements to have his body frozen prior to his death, with the hope of being revived in the future when a cure for him is available.
Sarah Lemon, meanwhile, is a teenager in suburban New York; she is dealing with her parents’ divorce and is something of a loner. She thinks she is in love with a boy but discovers that she was just being used by him, and ponders committing su***de.
The day when both of them decided to end their lives, the main character (Dor) was sent to help both of them understand the meaning of life and time.
Dor takes them on a journey through their pasts, and their futures as well. He makes them aware that the paths they have chosen will greatly hurt the people they love. When Dor has time begin again, both Sarah and Victor decide to keep living.
Mitch Albom’s message in The Time Keeper is that time and the way people look at it is a powerful and misunderstood force in life. One character feels that he does not have enough time, while another feels that she cannot stand to face more time.
Understanding that quantifying time is not enough, and that by focusing time itself, one loses other things in life.
We get to control many things in life but not the time we have left. You could be rich, smart, powerful but time is something that no one can buy time. The only way to “gain time” is to not waste time... grab this book for a quick and insightful read 💛
