"The individual soul touches upon the world soul like a well reaches for the water table. That which sustains the universe beyond thought and language, and that which is at the core of us and struggles for expression, is the same thing. The finite within the infinite, the infinite within the finite."
The genius of this book is the way in which it makes you identify with a character so far removed from our typical existence. His struggles, with religion, change, survival, and faith are an inherent part of just about everyone's life regardless of whether we consciously choose to confront such issues on a regular basis. Eventually, we have no other recourse, and we must make a choice. This is a story about cause and effect, and the rationale we use to justify our actions. It is a story about how we define our freedom; about the real and self-imposed limits to our life and our actions. In telling a tale of survival, Martel reminds us time and again that the journey is more important than the destination.
Life of Pi, by Yann Martel (2001). Rating (using the poker hand scale): four of a kind.
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