A friend of mine had
a job interview the other day and was asked the question ‘which book do you relate to? Which best represents you?’ I’m glad
it wasn’t’ me in there, it would have thrown me completely. Apparently it’s a
rather dated interview question. But it got me thinking.
After
pondering over some of the books I’ve read over the years, Bridget Jones’s
Diary –nope, that just screams ‘crazy cat lady’. ‘Things me and my girlfriend
have argued about’ -that just makes me sound like I have a dysfunctional
relationship. If I mention anything by Shakespeare they wouldn’t believe me
(but honestly I love A Midsummer Nights
Dream) umm.. I quite enjoyed Peter Kays’ autobiography…?
I
decided to go with my favourite book ‘Alice’s adventures in wonderland’ It was
obvious really. Alice has that curiosity that I love. She just goes for it,
doesn’t think of the consequences. Though slightly judgemental at times, she
gives things a go. Sometimes she rushes in without thinking and that’s what
often ‘leads her to trouble’. She gets tempted just by reading the words ‘eat
me’, drink me’, ‘this’ way’, ‘that way’. Her innocence and naivety is something
every young girl goes through. Suddenly out in the big wide world on her own
with so many choices to make.
For something written in the 1800’s it’s
something we can all relate too. I love the imagination, it’s crazy and all
seems a bit like nonsense but if you think about it, it all makes sense.
Haven’t we all ‘fallen down the rabbit hole’ and landed ourselves in trouble just
because we followed the crowd? (or the white rabbit… if you catch my drift?) Surely
we’ve all taken bad advice from a caterpillar in our lifetime?
Everyone
knows that angry Queen of Hearts. Someone you don’t dare piss off or it’s 'off
with your head'. She’ll get her own way, doing whatever’s necessary to make sure
she gets exactly what she wants. She doesn’t care who she steps on on her way
up. Most people tip-toe around her but not Alice. She doesn’t take her crap.
She says exactly what she thinks, which may not please everyone, but its her
views and its her right to put them across. Again, this is also something that
leads her to trouble.
I’ve
ended up at many Mad Hatters tea parties. Those parties where you’re not quite
sure why you’re there, not even sure if you like what’s going on, but you give
it a go and you find out you are actually enjoying doing something a little bit
different for a change. The Mad Hatter himself is that guy that seems a little
weird, maybe a bit misunderstood, but you know who he is deep down, and even if
others don’t, you give him a chance.
I love her innocence; I love how every moment is different, because she’s been curious enough to give it a chance. You wouldn’t see Alice doing a boring repetitive job, no not our Alice, she needs to be kept on her toes otherwise her mind wanders…
I love her innocence; I love how every moment is different, because she’s been curious enough to give it a chance. You wouldn’t see Alice doing a boring repetitive job, no not our Alice, she needs to be kept on her toes otherwise her mind wanders…
I
think we should all be a little more like Alice.
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