Shoji Kawamura dropped to his bed and continued reading. The book was far too arresting in its message for him to just set aside. He was already halfway through the book. The first ten chapters, which he had read the night before, talked about Konstantiniadis' questions about life and the details of his realization. Now Shoji was entering the second part of the book.
In the first half, Konstantiniadis talked of the daily struggle necessary to simply fit in to life's daily routines; that keeping to one's daily rituals was the true source of everyone's daily struggle. The cause of suffering, according to Konstantiniadis therefore, was the constant struggle to "fit in" with the rest of society.
It's amazing, Shoji thought as he went through the pages. Eric Ong never wrote a book and he never even spoke about freedom. Maybe it's because he also is a victim of life's daily grind. He attained so much success but never looked up, only around.
Now I will share with you a dream, a vision. the book went on. What if you decided to really use your freedom? Let me show you a way. What if you used that freedom of yours to create something new? Would that not give more meaning to your life? That was what drove pioneering men and women to form the United States of America. It was the same thing that powered the voyages of discovery. I will share with you a new frontier to conquer: the sea itself!
I'm not talking about sailing across the sea. I'm talking about making a new country founded upon the sea!
A new country founded upon the sea?
Eric Ong was in his study back in the manor. He put down the book The Dream of the Oceans and leaned back on his chair. Gazing out at the night sky through the window, her murmured, "We're in for trouble."
In the first half, Konstantiniadis talked of the daily struggle necessary to simply fit in to life's daily routines; that keeping to one's daily rituals was the true source of everyone's daily struggle. The cause of suffering, according to Konstantiniadis therefore, was the constant struggle to "fit in" with the rest of society.
It's amazing, Shoji thought as he went through the pages. Eric Ong never wrote a book and he never even spoke about freedom. Maybe it's because he also is a victim of life's daily grind. He attained so much success but never looked up, only around.
Now I will share with you a dream, a vision. the book went on. What if you decided to really use your freedom? Let me show you a way. What if you used that freedom of yours to create something new? Would that not give more meaning to your life? That was what drove pioneering men and women to form the United States of America. It was the same thing that powered the voyages of discovery. I will share with you a new frontier to conquer: the sea itself!
I'm not talking about sailing across the sea. I'm talking about making a new country founded upon the sea!
A new country founded upon the sea?
Eric Ong was in his study back in the manor. He put down the book The Dream of the Oceans and leaned back on his chair. Gazing out at the night sky through the window, her murmured, "We're in for trouble."
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