Which Qualities or Characteristics of Childhood should We Strive to Preserve throughout Our Lives?

Looking at the young, bubbly children we often want to return to our childhood days. Those were really the best days of our lives. We live a life filled with fun and enjoyment. But that is the only time when a child learns the basic things about life.

            As a child we possess some qualities which we lose with time. Like when we are young we are very curious about things. Children often open up their toys to see what is inside. They keep on asking questions about every small thing. Curiosity is one quality that we should never lose.

Children are too innocent to know what discrimination is. They play with kids of all race, cast, creed and colour. But when we grow up, we become partial. This is the thing we should learn from children to treat every human as equal. Broad mindedness is what can make it happen.

            I still remember when I was a kid, me and my best friend use to often fight, and within an hour start playing together again. This forgiveness and ability to forget easily is hard to find in adults. If we don’t keep grudges for long the world will become a beautiful place to live.

            Children are said to be God’s creations. They always speak truth. This may not be practical at all time when we grow old, but we should try to be truthful as much as possible. These qualities will not only make us a better person, but also improve our social relationships.

Life of Pi - Book Summary!

Life of Pi

About The Book

            It is a story of survival of a South India boy on the Pacific after 227 days of struggle. His name is ‘Pi’, which is a short form of Piscine Molitor Patel. He is born in Pondicherry and is son of a zoo owner. Pi is basically a Hindu, but his love towards God made him adhere to Christianity and Islam also. When he was just sixteen, his father had to make a tough decision about moving to Canada along with all the zoo inhabitants.

            On the way to Canada on Tsimtsum (the ship), they encountered a ferocious storm which caused the ship to sink. Fortunately, or you can say unfortunately, only Pi managed to survive on a lifeboat. But along with him, there was a Hyena, an Orang-utan and a Zebra. Very soon Hyena made other two his food. Already frightened Pi soon discovers that there is a Bengal Tiger named Richard Parker also hidden in the boat who made Hyena his bite.

            The Life of Pi is in danger now. But he somehow managed to tame the tiger and keep a safe distance from him. After a challenging struggle of 227 days they reached on a beach in Mexico. But to his distress Richard disappeared in the jungle. Pi was found by officials whom he told his unbelievable story.

            This book, Life of Pi is a true fiction with spice of practicality, spirituality and inspiration. In the boob, Pi is the narrator telling his story from his childhood in India through to his journey to Canada. The book was published by RHC in 2001.

Key Features:

·        This book is a booker prize winner of 2002 and many other prestigious award.

·        This book wants the reader to believe in the existence of God, and to a great extent it has succeeded.

About The Author:

            Yann Martel is a Canadian author who got fame from his fourth book, Life of Pi. Spiritual and an animal lover by nature wrote many books in English. He keeps on travelling around the world and take inspirations from there.