"THE KING OF TORTS" by JOHN GRISHAM

One of my favorite author is John Grisham and i just finished his "The King of Torts." This is another great read, and i can't contain myself from turning to the next page but since i cannot read it in a single sitting it took me about 3 weeks to finish the book.

This is a story about a bright and young litigator Jarret Clay Carter II who has been an OPD (Office of the Public Defender) lawyer in Washington D.C. dreamt a better job in a real firm. 

I think Clay is frustrated in some way, forgot the canons of the law and crossed the street. More so, he is living simply became an instant multi-millionare which made him "The King of Torts" and got bankrupt the next day.

 I was a little bit disappointed with the ending though,something is lacking because i was expecting Clay has to face the jury and go after Oscar. I ain't satisfied with the ending.

Nevertheless, the lesson learned is -- Never to be greedy and never sell your case.

Aside from the lesson learned in this book, it also gave an insight on how is the legal system works in the U.S. specifically "Tort Law," plus Grisham made me feel that i am a lawyer in D. C.too. ha! ha!

There is more interesting in reading this book, to me as a newbie in Juris school with a pre-medicine background. What do i know about the legal system? Much more on it's language? Yet, this book taught me a lot about Law it made me understand the meaning of "Plaintiff." Honestly, I'm having a hardtime comprehending many legal terms even if i have to look at it's meaning in the dictionary.Words that are so technical.  Why, thanks to this book i was enlightened .:)

"THE TIME KEEPER" BY MITCH ALBOM

If you haven't read "The Time Keeper" by Mitch Albom yet, i must say you have to, now. As for me, i just finished reading it, and it's really a good one. The book would struck you on how well did you use your time here on earth, it would taught you the essence of time and it would leave you to ponder on what are you going to do with the borrowed time you have to find the true meaning of your existence.

Here are some of the lines and quotes in the book which i have highlighted:

~ "Learn what you do not know," understand the consequences of counting the moments."

~ "Holding on to things "will only break your heart."

~ "the sorrow of lost time became a permanent hole in the human heart."

~ "Don't get too attached to anything, including accepted knowledge."

~ "Mankind is connected in ways it does not understand --even in dreams."

~ "It is never too late or too soon. It is when it is supposed to be."

~ "You marked the minutes," "But did you use them wisely? To be still? To cherish? To be grateful? To lift and be lifted?" 

~  "There is a reason God limits mans days."

~ "but a desperate heart will seduce the mind."

~ "The hands of a clock will find their way home."

~ "that tomorrow would contain a moment like today, and the next day a moment like tomorrow."

~ "Sometimes, when you are not getting the love you want, giving makes you think you will."

~ "But a man who can take anything will find most things unsatisfying. And a man without memories is just a shell."

~ "Time flies with you."

~ "We all yearn for what we have lost. But sometimes, we forget what we have."

~ :"The end is coming. What will you do with the time you have left?"

~ "letting go was natural, embracing God's will."

~ "Grab a moment or let it pas."

~ "knowing something and understanding it were not the same thing."

~ "When we are most alone is when we embrace another loneliness."

 ~ "Ends are for yesterdays, not tomorrows."

~ "With no loss or sacrifice, we can't appreciate what we have."

~ "There is a reason God limits our days." "To make each one precious."

 I for one is guilty of counting each moment never realizing if i have spent it wisely? Yes, i viewed life as short and seize every moment of it, treat everyday as if you're last. But there was a time that i have asked

for another lifetime to make amend with the regrets of having somethings left undone in the past, my asking of what ifs and if only i could turn back time.

I would always complain about too many things to do with too less a time or i have no time for such and there's a time to beat. I would advise others to manage your time well and be flexible with the changes it entails. Yet, i haven't really checked mine.

This book "The Time Keeper" taught me a lesson or two. That, there is no time, you have this time, here, now, today! Let this pass and there's no way you can have it back. No second time!

It's worth the read!