I spent all of last night and all of this morning reading a book; Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher. Fascinating in a somewhat morbid sort of way, it’s the (fictional) story of Hannah Baker, a girl who has committed suicide. Before doing so, she records 13 tapes explaining the parts that 13 (or maybe 12, I think the first might be more of an intro) different people had to play in her decision and sends them out to the first person, to be listened to and passed on, so that all those people who affected her in some way would know that they did.
It was the sort of book that you don’t want to put down (figuratively, I guess, seeing as how I was actually reading it on the computer), but you need to occasionally walk away from it because it is just too heavy to take in all at once. Spend an hour doing something that requires no thought whatsoever before coming back to it.
It is amazing to think about how much all the small things you do or say can affect people, either positively or negatively. It all has the ability to snowball and impact on someone’s life so much more than you would expect. Something to be thought about more carefully than I currently do anyway. Stop and bother to find out what’s going on in people’s lives. Most just want someone else to show that they care. We never know who our own Hannah Baker is going to be.
man that sounds like an incredible book…. where did you find this link???
I can email it to anyone who would like to read it, otherwise I can’t really remember where I downloaded it from. If you’re interested just let me know :)
Email it to me please.
Also (in regards to your other entries and your blog in general at times), I have a hug available if you ever need it.
meeee please :)
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