Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Robinson Crusoe

When I feel like having no way to go, I like to remember the story of Robinson Crusoe. I don't remember much of the story (and I read the Children Illustrated version) but just like to take comfort in the part that he "needed" to stay on the island for 28 years.

A young man weighs two very different options for his future. Robinson can either settle down to a comfortable career in law or set sail for faraway places, as he passionately longs to do. Although his family urges him to choose the safer path, Robinson cannot resist the lure of the sea.

Robinson Crusoe who hopes to find fame and fortune on the high seas, but a fierce ocean storm wrecks his ship and leaves him stranded by himself on an uncharted island. Left to fend for himself, Crusoe seeks out a tentative survival on the island, … …

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