Shantaram Unstoppable

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Finished reading Shantaram, enjoyed the
general attitude to live life as it comes, sad
about Karla giving up on love and hope

Delighted by the author’s grip on life, intrigued
by what transpires when living without discipline
on a quest to find happiness

In adventure, money and drugs, his strong sense
of meaning inspires him to survive, his deep feelings
find expression in exotic lyrics

He forms loyal relationships and falls in love easily,
his sense of wonderment gives rise to romance,
though it never lasts like love

I admire his intelligence and the way he adores the life
force in people, his conviction that life is justified and
should be promoted, I respect the life he described

Fascinated to see what happens when so many people
chase happiness without guidelines, seeking fulfilment
in money, freedom and power

Only some have an inner vision and can stay the course
they set for themselves, very few have the insight and
drive to seek an ideal

While the author forges ahead, discussing rational
cosmology while fighting for his life, unstoppable
like an element of nature himself!

Gregory David Roberts “Shantaram” Abacus 2004
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