HEIDI
Summary:
Heidi is a story of an orphan girl who is sent to her reclusive grand father who has cut himself off from the rest of the community. It is a story of how unconditional love wins over the curmudgeon Old man and how Heidi's innocence and naivete wins over and ushers in changes in the lives of people she encounters.
Review
As a girl growing up in a small town , Heidi was given to me as part of summer vacation present to ward of infinite boredom. To say that I fell in love with the book would be an exaggeration. I thought it was a completely boring book!! It lacked action, adventure & MYSTERY !! It was gradually that I begun to appreciate the Simplicity and the beauty of the book. The many layers woven within the book and the strong positive message resonating within the book is something you will comprehend gradually.
Here is a young girl untouched by any vices, pure as the first snow of the Swiss, curious, innocent, undemanding is thrust on a old man who has seen it all, the good and the bad and the evil. He has withdrawn from the society, his humanity submerged but existing. How Heidi manages to draw the old man, warming his heart and filling it with valued human emotions forms a part of the story.
The thread that for a community to exist, a person has to help one another leaving out the baser feelings like selfishness is brought out beautifully. DO NOT feel alone, DO NOT feel ashamed if you have committed a mistake, accept it.. stretch your hand and there is always a willing hand that accepts you as you are , forgiving and forgetting your past omissions.A new beginning can be made even when you think everything is over for every night holds a dawn in its bosom - Dawn wings its way slowly and patiently, never giving up on its belief of spreading the light and cheer, never losing hope at the onset of night.. Dawn Comes and that is the lesson one learns from Heidi.. No matter how bad things seem to be, No matter how distant you have become, No matter if you think you have been mired in darkness - Hang in there, wait for the first tendrils of dawn seeping through, hold on to it and climb on the back of the dawn to face the glorious sunshine.
The lessons does not end there.Heidi makes a strong case for environment protection, keeping the environment free from pollution through another layer of the story when a rich, invalid town girl comes to the hills to meet her friend Heidi and recuperates completely breathing in the fresh Alps air and unadulterated food. A strong lesson that underlines the fact that Money cannot buy you health- Protect the nature and the nature shall nurture you.
Heidi is a must read book that celebrates relationship, nature and community!
The book is written by Johanna Spyri who is said to have come up with Heidi because she was missing her home town very much. The longing and yearning she poured into Heidi.
Heidi is available at all leading online book sites or you can even read it online for free.
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Click here for commentsThis was my favorite book. I wud dream about being a shepherd and playing with Sheep & lambs all day :))
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