I bought the book< Eat Pray Love> three years ago in Guangzhou. It was be the first English edition book of mine and promised to finish it in two weeks. However, maybe I was too young too naive at that time. I just too confident about my English level. I could't even read one third of it! Then it was put way and be forgotten. Until three years later, I picked it up again. At this moment, I have changed my job to a foreign company, took some English training course and read some English novel books already( Of course, easy as "The Little Prince", not too difficult)
Eat, Pray, Love, is a 2006 memoir by American author Elizabeth Gilbert. The memoir chronicles the author's trip around the world after her divorce and what she discovered during her travels. Elizabeth Gilbert was educated, had a home, a husband, and a successful career as a writer. At 32 years old, She was, however, unhappy in her marriage and initiated a divorce. After finalizing her difficult divorce, she spent the next year traveling the world. She spent four months in Italy, eating and enjoying life ("Eat"); Three months in India, finding her spirituality ("Pray"); And ended the year in Bali, Indonesia, looking for "balance" of the two and fell in love with a Brazilian businessman ("Love").
Most of us worked hard everyday only to live a better life. But most of us sometimes find it confused. What dose a better life mean? Why we have to word so hard and just find out the result can't meet our expect? Do we really be satisfied with our life? If no, do our endeavor works? As to me, I will sometimes unhappy with my current life, no matter jobs, relationships, or anything else. What I want to do is go to a strong place, meet different people and eat different foods. Only want to escape from the place which is too familiar with! Unfortunately, that's only my dreams, just thinking about it, than put it aside and keep working and living the same life as below. Maybe it is because we are lack of the courage to give up everything, or maybe it is because we are afraid of facing with a total new life. That's why we envy Liz Gilbert. She did what we dreaming of. Eat delicious foods in Italy, learn beautiful Italian language, learn how to meditate and how to find out ourselves in India and meet the true love in the Indonesia.
In those days, quite a few couples got divorce. What do you expect a divorced woman will be? Crying all day and complain with friends about the terrible, unsuccessful marriage? Some women do, but some not. For example, the ex-wife of a famous actor, end her 14 years relationship and 3 years marriage with ex-husband, traveled to different places around the world, learned different things, appeared with a much more happy and beautiful face, instead of a victim. This case is familiar with Liz's. if a terrible marriage is a foregone conclusion, why not just let it go, let yourself go out of that bad situation? Never let one failure stop your step.
Have you ever suspect who you really are? Or in this word, do you know who you really are? Do you ever so something unsuitable with your personally and find it difficult only end it with doubtful? I am, at some level , not a social girl, just quit "quite", just want to stay at home and read. But sometimes I will determined to be more social and make myself go out and made friends with strangers. And yes, you know the result, I am to shy to open my mouth! It is a totally bad experience. Liz's told us in her book that we don't need to act as other's expect, just stay who you are. Everyone has his/ her position in the world.
