A Book Recommendation
“After several moments of quiet, Pino said, ‘You know, my young friend, I will be ninety years old next year, and life is still a constant surprise to me. We never know what will happen next, what we will see, and what important person will come into our life, or what important person we will lose. Life is change, constant change, and unless we are lucky enough to find comedy in it, change is nearly always a drama, if not a tragedy. But after everything, and even when the skies turn scarlet and threatening, I still believe that if we are lucky enough to be ablive, we must give thanks for the miracle of every moment of every day, no matter how flawed. And we must have faith in God, and in the universe, and in the better tomorrow, even if that faith is not always deserved.'”
-Pino Lella in Under the Scarlet Sky
I bought ‘Under the Scarlet Sky’ in April and just got around to reading it. It was riveting. We don’t hear a lot about Italy during WWII, a few bits and pieces about Communism and Mussolini. As with all wars, there are many facets and sometimes we forget that every single person involved has a story, it doesn’t matter which side they are on. This is a riveting book about about one man’s experience during in Italy during the war. When you read the book you’ll realize how much more impact his quote above has.
Have you read any good books lately that you want to recommend?
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