I drove from the Maryland/Pennsylvania Line to Charlotte today in eight hours (tying my all time best travel time). Leaving earlier than anticipated, I arrived home by early afternoon. On the drive up Thursday night/Friday and back today, I listened to "The Life of Pi" by Yann Martel on CD. I find listening to a novel on CD makes a long car trip go seemingly very fast. Finishing the novel two thirds of the way home today, I found myself very surprised and even disturbed by the major twist in the story at it's end.
I won't spoil the ending for those who have not read (or listened to) the book or seen the movie, but I will tip my cap to Mr. Martel who is quite the writer and deserves much praise for his understanding of the human psyche. His masterful storytelling makes it quite natural to suggest the reader place her/his self in the position of the story's protagonist. I found myself wondering "what would I do" in a situation similar to that presented in this story. My answer, at least at this juncture is I'd like to think I'd act nobly, but I honestly don't know. Deep and disturbing thinking for an Easter Sunday, but I think we are better off not running from such introspection. Resurrection is in part about "renewal", and thinking through issues of deep importance, while often troubling, bring us to birthing places of new life.
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