Nineteen Minutes Analysis
Nineteen Minutes
“In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn; color your hair; watch a third of a hockey game. In nineteen minutes, you can bake scones or get a tooth filled by a dentist; you can fold laundry for a family of five. In nineteen minutes, you can stop the world; or you can just jump off it.” (p. 5) One’s perspective on life can really make a difference. You can complain you only have nineteen minutes or you can use that nineteen minutes to the best or your ability. Use your time to the best of your ability and don’t squander it. Use it wisely.
“But there was a part of her that wondered what would happen if she let them all in on the secret- that some mornings, it was hard to get out of bed and put on someone else’s …show more content…
Did you spend the rest of forever with a hole inside you that couldn't be filled?" (p. 102)
I think they did take a part of your heart with them. It did leave a hole, but it’s your choice if you choose to fill that gap or not. It’s like the saying goes, its better to have loved and lost then to never have loved at all. You were able to experience love and that cannot be taken away from you. “If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you really were? What if the face you showed the world turned out to be a mask... with nothing beneath it?”(p. 187) If I spent my life concentrating on others thoughts of me, I don’t know that I would forget who I am, but I may not have a good sense of myself. It may waver and I may not have opinions of my own.
“A mathematical formula for happiness: Reality divided by expectations. There were two ways to be happy: improve your reality or lower your expectations.”(p. 246)
I like this passage. Life is real, and it will be better if you live for real. Lowering your expectations does nothing to make you happy. Strive for what you want, reach for the stars. Life is what you make of it. You make your
“In nineteen minutes, you can mow the front lawn; color your hair; watch a third of a hockey game. In nineteen minutes, you can bake scones or get a tooth filled by a dentist; you can fold laundry for a family of five. In nineteen minutes, you can stop the world; or you can just jump off it.” (p. 5) One’s perspective on life can really make a difference. You can complain you only have nineteen minutes or you can use that nineteen minutes to the best or your ability. Use your time to the best of your ability and don’t squander it. Use it wisely.
“But there was a part of her that wondered what would happen if she let them all in on the secret- that some mornings, it was hard to get out of bed and put on someone else’s …show more content…
Did you spend the rest of forever with a hole inside you that couldn't be filled?" (p. 102)
I think they did take a part of your heart with them. It did leave a hole, but it’s your choice if you choose to fill that gap or not. It’s like the saying goes, its better to have loved and lost then to never have loved at all. You were able to experience love and that cannot be taken away from you. “If you spent your life concentrating on what everyone else thought of you, would you forget who you really were? What if the face you showed the world turned out to be a mask... with nothing beneath it?”(p. 187) If I spent my life concentrating on others thoughts of me, I don’t know that I would forget who I am, but I may not have a good sense of myself. It may waver and I may not have opinions of my own.
“A mathematical formula for happiness: Reality divided by expectations. There were two ways to be happy: improve your reality or lower your expectations.”(p. 246)
I like this passage. Life is real, and it will be better if you live for real. Lowering your expectations does nothing to make you happy. Strive for what you want, reach for the stars. Life is what you make of it. You make your