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Reading Book Written by Bo Sanchez

Posted By Junelle on June 25th, 2009 | 954 views

The title of the book is “You have the power to create love.” I was kind-of sad last week, so I decided to buy that since I heard Bo is a great inspirational writer. The first few lines I read got my attention. It was funny and I could sense the reality in it. I even thought I would buy one for “mi amore” to read, because he too would love it and have some laughs. However, in the mid part of the book, I notice that my smile is not as wide as it were when I opened the book and read those first lines; my smile is fading! It continues to fade, until I have reach to this point in where I thought I should express what I feel.

I haven’t finished the book yet, but I am like 80% done. This is the reason why I stopped:

… when I’m beating deadlines, very busy writing articles on my computer and then see my little son playing on the floor … I decide to leave my chair and sit on the floor with him …

I waste 35 minutes of my precious “executive” time for something that others would consider completely unproductive …

Did you notice something wrong in that statement? I DID! I would go straight to the point, it was the word “WASTE.” WHY it caught my attention? For me, that word is a negative one, and for him to use it as something to describe a time he spent for his son, just doesn’t seem to fit for me. A better statement could have been: “I SPENT 35 minutes of my precious …”

I am a person who often uses a wrong word in a statement, whether it be a dialect or english. I would then notice that after a second I mentioned it then try to correct myself if I have a chance to do so. Also, recently I’m noticing the goodness in things, so when a negative things come up, it really disapoints me.

Well, that’s me. What about you? What do you think?

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  • Well each of us have different opinion on things .. thanks for sharing yours.
  • rackus
    http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/waste

    The word "waste" is not negative and it is best used in the sentence to make a strong point that he really wanted to neglect the "executive" time in return of something positive and productive.

    You're too sensitive for negative words but aren't you (unknowingly) thinking negatively against the person?
  • I'm just sensitive in those kind of stuff ... so some might not be ...
  • alona c. garay
    Bo Sanchez always write that way. If you really know him you know what he means. I did''nt see anything wrong in that statement,I know BO since the kerygma begun, and I have all the books he has written,Iread all his blogs, it contains the same sense.
  • "The word “waste” there does not refer to the time spent with his son."

    The way I understand it, it does.

    --- Whether it be his executive time or personal time ... it shouldn't be called a waste.

    That's just the way I see it.

    Anyway thanks for you opinion and he is indeed a good writer.
  • Quintin
    I do not see anything wrong with it. He is indeed a good writer. That is why he quoted "executive" in that phrase. Executive time is different from personal or special time. It's like saying we spend 8 hours of our executive time at work, and the remaining time are spent for either personal, special or family time. The word "waste" there does not refer to the time spent with his son.
  • Thanks for sharing your opinion guys :)
  • well, personally i don't see anything wrong with it besides the word "waste" being negative. taken with the point being driven, i think it's perfectly OK. perhaps quotation marks would've made it easier for the reader to see through the point but i guess Bo assumes too much din minsan.

    that's my take on it anyway. cheers!
  • he quoted the "executive time" though. which means it's a waste for his executive time but that doesnt tell that he wasted his time as a father.
  • I agree. :/
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