Has there been a book you've read that you can say changed your life? It may have been an adventure tale or a true life story. Perhaps it was the Bible, the Holy Qur`an or the Taoist guide Lieh-Tzu.
The book that set me on a journey to a new lifestyle was Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Written in 1974 by Robert Pirsig, it's a philosophical novel of a motorcycle journey, by a father and son, from the Midwest to California. Though I have never been to the US or in fact have never ridden a motor bike long distance, It gave me the impetus to go on a journey to discover myself. I quit my boring clerical job and hitch hiked into the sunset, in a different country, Australia.
So what book, if any, has influenced your life?
The book that set me on a journey to a new lifestyle was Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Written in 1974 by Robert Pirsig, it's a philosophical novel of a motorcycle journey, by a father and son, from the Midwest to California. Though I have never been to the US or in fact have never ridden a motor bike long distance, It gave me the impetus to go on a journey to discover myself. I quit my boring clerical job and hitch hiked into the sunset, in a different country, Australia.
So what book, if any, has influenced your life?
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