Book Club Week

It is book club week. Our meeting is a week early because of Thanksgiving. I said it, Thanksgiving. We are quickly approaching the holiday season. Despite what people think, (I am looking at you Tru Stories), I have holiday spirit. I sure the F do. Because I was busy working on a Christmas Project for my town, (saving the town one Christmas tree at a time), I did not even pick up my book until after dinner tonight.
In my mind, I did not even need to look at the book until the last minute. It is just a quick read. Just a couple of hours. I have read the book a couple of times already. I go to my book shelves, grab the book, what......what.....why is it thick. This is just a tiny book. I remember it was just a tiny book. I am sure........wait, I confused my classics. I was thinking of the book, Of Mice and Men. That is a tiny book. A very short read. A read in an evening book. This book is a read in a couple of evenings book. Not a big deal. As long as I have a few evenings free this week. I do not think I have lots of free time. Many things to do this week. One of the things is now, find time to read, Flowers For Algernon. On the upside, I know the story. It is an easy read. I am glad I read this book multiple times. Gives me time to think about the story. I know Old Lady, just read the book.
I am thinking about how as Charlie gets smarter the people he thought were his friends turn their backs on him. They are scared of the changes. The will not talk to him. They want him fired from his job. They like Charlie when he was what they perceived as below him. They enjoyed knowing there was at least one person they were always smarter than. Not a credit to human nature. I was thinking that it is easy to fall into this pattern. Something to think about. I think we will have a discussion on this topic at our meeting.
This is a special meeting. It is our one year anniversary. Already we face changes. People leaving, new people joining. That is a reflection of our lives. People come and go. We have to be flexible. We need to be willing to give new people, new things a chance. It is not just reading a book!