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MIndfullnes is both the seed as well as the flower of living. Through mindfulness, one can achieve concentration in the now thus acting as a seed and through that live the life, so also serving as the flower.

There is a parallel between Atomic habits and this book. "We sit down in meditation not to accomplich anything, we sit so as to express ourselves". Reflects creating habit through expressing the personality from inside.

The one who suffers the most, finds more meaning in the journey than the one who suffers the less. For the one who suffers the less, the meaning of sitting straight has lower importance, as he sits straight the properway anyways.

it is interesting to see how the book narratest the human evolution of its society. The children have made up an authority and more than solving the problems at hand, it has come to deal with the organisational sorting of who has the ultimate authority. I thought the children would do better than the grown ups regarding this. Does this mean we are eternally doomed with our own intellect?

Just like the Idea that this book is trying to convey. Ensure systems are set in place than running behind motivation or any such temporary thing. Sucess comes from ensuring that the systems are maintianed everyday rather than achieving it all one fine day. You have every thing right now, ensure you make good use of your time and resources.

The backgroud has been set right by the author. War torn world, children lost in an Island. There is nothing for these children to go back to. Now its time to figure out, how to survive all alone with a hope that starts as a daydream that "Every thing will be alright, our parents will find us soon and we will be back home safe", reflecting the state of human condition when faced with challenges.

I am surprised reading this book. I was hoping for children types stories thinking of Aladdin and Sindbad. This book is anything but that. The older the books I read, the more I am beginning to realize that we had so much in common with the old. They had similiar experiences, thoughts, feelings and bahaved more or less similarly, though the medium of experiencing things has changed with time.

Not really value addidng book to learing German. This book can be treated more as a revision for commonly used German words and sentences. I wouldn't imaging this book to add any significant value otherwise