So I suddenly find myself in this quite interesting conversation about Herman Hesse, the German author that lived around the time of WWII. After helping Josh with some interesting concrete pouring yesterday (see pictures below), an older friend of his came by who we took to a little "Ranchito" outside town where Josh introduced him to a concrete artist. Afterwards we all went to a drink in town, catching a glimpse of the fireworks in honor of the 200th birthday of the name patron of the city - Senor Allende.
As it turns out, both Josh and David (the older Gentlemen) are avid fans of Herman Hesse, all of whom's books they read in their early twenties. So I find myself listening to them, and recognizing how much those readings had affected their respective lives. So I'm wondering - how much do the more rebellious books, that we sometimes (rather randomly) stumble across, influence the way we think and live our lives?
I'm gonna leave you that question for a piece of though. Below some pics. And off I am to English tutoring. ;-)
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ReplyDeleteMy dad loves him some Hesse. I can't picture my dad a rebel, but apparently he went through a phase...
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