A quote to reflect about....

"My wife's back there"

"I'm sorry to hear that. The cities won't do well in the next few days " said Granger.

"It's strange, I don't feel much of anything " said Montag. "Even if she dies, I realized a moment ago, I don't think I'll feel sad. It isn't right. Something must be wrong with me."

"Listen" said Granger, taking his arm, and walking with him, holding aside the bushes to let him pass. "When I was a boy my grnadfather died, and he was a sculptor. He was also a very kind man who had a lot of love to give the world ç, and he helped clean up the slum in our town; and he made toys for us and he did a million things in his lifetime; he was always bust with his hands. And when he died, I suddenly realized I wasn't crying for him at all, but for the things he did. I cried because he would never do them again. He woul never carve another piece of wood or help us raise doves and pigeons in the back yard or play the violin the way he did, or tell us the jokes the way he did. He was an individual. He was an important man. I've never gotten over his death. Often I think, what wonderful carvings never came to birth because he died. How many jokes are missing from the world. He DID things to the world. The world was bankrupted of ten million fine actions the night he passes on."

Montag walk in silence. "Millie, Millie," he whispered. "Millie."





I decided to talk about this extract from "FAHRENHEIT 451"because since we read this book, at the beggining of the year, I had always remember this quote; I'll never forget it. I think that what it says is something wonderful, it is so truth that at the moment that we read it I satarted to think in many situations that I' ve lived in my life and...after that I was able to understand them better!

When a person dies, he/she will be remembered because of all his/her actions during the time he was alive. And this quote, as Granger said, also remembered me to my grandfather, who did a lot of good actions when he lived. He was a wonderful person. Many times, I think how it would be if he was alive, and how I would share moments with him as in past times; I miss him so much, but I realized I miss more what he did while his time in this world...I am glad because of the infinit good things he left me before dieing. He left his footprint in my heart, but I know that he also did in other person's hearts.

Finally, what this quote is trying to say is that everyone in this world is remembered because of what they have done during thair lives. A person who didn't do anything, will hardly be remembered by someone (as Millie here), she only could leave ashes after her death.