Age teaches us a lot of things. We start to realise that we might never be the person we thought we'd be when we were young. The years go by, slowly at first and then faster, and we start to lose more and gain less. Is that the story of "The Old Man and the Sea", an old man raging like Dylan Thomas against the night?
I've read the book by Ernest Hemingway, and I watched more than once the movie with Anthony Quinn which was a feast for the eyes. I've just now discovered the above read-along audio book which combines the joy of reading with the pleasure of listening, word for word, through the whole 120 pages of this classic story of courage in the face of defeat.
Reading classic literature helps us to gain an understaning of the world and the human condition. Reading can help us to answer the difficult questions that life present. "The Old Man and the Sea" is one such book.
"Man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated."
