The Meaning of Living

[Bruin Fisher]

Here is a skilfully written story with a lesson to teach, and making no bones about teaching it. Involving, heart-warming, and happy, just what the doctor ordered. Altogether lovely.

Read it here: The Meaning of Living

[Gee Whillickers]

I came here to post some accolades on this story to see that Bruin beat me to it.

I loved this story. I just loved the way the character of Chris was written. The story was fun, interesting, and well written. Like Bruin said, it was fun and heart warming and had some great lessons to teach.

Very well done dabeagle!

[Merkin]

This is a story I first encountered on Dabeagle's site, and I've read it half-a-dozen times because I love it. Yet I'm afraid to start reading The Meaning of Living each time because it just blows me away. I know I'm going to have a long, pensive evening ahead when I finish it, a thoughtful evening while I examine and reexamine the issues and themes this story so wonderfully evokes. This story about a learning experience is a learning experience, and if I had my way I'd put The Meaning of Living on the required reading list in all of our public schools.

James

[colinian]

Like James, I read The Meaning of Living on Dabeagle's site; it seems a long time ago. Again like James, I agree that it's as good to read again as it was to read the first time. It is a wonderful and reassuring and important story. For me it tells not only how life should be but how it can be, and why friendship is so important.

Colin

[Camy]

Like others, I read this on Dabeagle's site a while ago, yet it's still as fresh, strong and poignant, on its third read as it was on the first. Didactical? Maybe - but not overly. Hell, I wish I'd known a Raleigh Grantham.

I can almost guarantee you'll read it more than once.

The Meaning of Living

[Lugnutz]

I can almost guarantee you'll read it more than once.

The Meaning of Living

I've read it 4 times thus far. Keep finding things I missed on previous reads.

[Guest Dabeagle]

I'm afraid I'm a little behind in my responses, and of course everything else in life. I'm so pleased that this story continues to find new people and that those people seem to be touched by it. There is a lot of background from my own life that colors this story, and it was fun to bring it out. Thanks for all the positive response.