My favorite work of literature from this year remains Every Thing Matters! by Ron Currie Jr.. I find this novel to have multiple twists and turns that make it such an interesting read. Multiple times throughout high school, I found myself trying to find alternative ways to avoid the inevitable. However, this novel shows how sometimes you cannot prevent certain events from occurring, but one can definitely redirect their life in the direction they desire. I feel as though this novel has reiterated numerous lessons in life that I have forgot these past couple of months of high school. I continue to countdown the days until school finishes so I can enjoy my stress-free summer. However, similar to Junior, this negative attitude toward the present time in my life only prohibits me from truly appreciating everything occurring at the moment. Junior finally realizes that he needs to appreciate his past "Because even in the last moment there is still Everything" (Currie, 302). The profound lesson of living in the moment is one of the reasons why I enjoy this novel so much. I have recognized that "It does matter. All of it" (Currie, 268). Instead of wishing my last few weeks of school to be over, I now recognize that I must spend this time to recall on the wonderful time I have had here at Chagrin Falls and the preparation it has made to make sure that in my future "anything, anything, anything is possible" (Currie, 302). Sometime in our future, we may see Ms. Serensky "get in a vehicle and try and find you in the state of Ohio." We have time to experience new things and we must live in the moment to cherish these experiences in life. Thursday, April 28, 2011
Every Thing Matters!
My favorite work of literature from this year remains Every Thing Matters! by Ron Currie Jr.. I find this novel to have multiple twists and turns that make it such an interesting read. Multiple times throughout high school, I found myself trying to find alternative ways to avoid the inevitable. However, this novel shows how sometimes you cannot prevent certain events from occurring, but one can definitely redirect their life in the direction they desire. I feel as though this novel has reiterated numerous lessons in life that I have forgot these past couple of months of high school. I continue to countdown the days until school finishes so I can enjoy my stress-free summer. However, similar to Junior, this negative attitude toward the present time in my life only prohibits me from truly appreciating everything occurring at the moment. Junior finally realizes that he needs to appreciate his past "Because even in the last moment there is still Everything" (Currie, 302). The profound lesson of living in the moment is one of the reasons why I enjoy this novel so much. I have recognized that "It does matter. All of it" (Currie, 268). Instead of wishing my last few weeks of school to be over, I now recognize that I must spend this time to recall on the wonderful time I have had here at Chagrin Falls and the preparation it has made to make sure that in my future "anything, anything, anything is possible" (Currie, 302). Sometime in our future, we may see Ms. Serensky "get in a vehicle and try and find you in the state of Ohio." We have time to experience new things and we must live in the moment to cherish these experiences in life. 
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Kelsey, as a vehement opponent to your countdown, I feel that I should comment. I'm so glad you've stopped wishing our high school career was over so much. I like the connection you made with the novel to have this change of heart. As much as I loved Everything Matters!, the biggest idea I took from it was the amount of importance on every little decision, much less the big ones. I ended up stressing about a college decision because of how much weight Currie placed on how these decisions make all the difference. Anyway, I like your thoughts, we should all strive to live in the moment, appreciate the past, and look to the future.
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