Comments on: a million miles, way to make me think… http://www.kellycain.com/2009/12/a-million-miles-way-to-make-me-think/ the pursuit of life to the full Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shannalee http://www.kellycain.com/2009/12/a-million-miles-way-to-make-me-think/comment-page-1/#comment-378 Shannalee Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:54:37 +0000 http://www.kellycain.com/?p=805#comment-378 I really enjoyed Million Miles, too - picked up a copy a day after hearing Donald Miller speak on his tour and being interested enough by his talk to want the book. (And by Susan Isaacs - have you read her "Angry Conversations with God"?) My favorite part, I think, was the discussion of our being trees in a forest. The story about a tree isn't as good of a story as the one about the forest. It makes me remember that my life is part of a grander Story, one that gives it its meaning. Also, I totally look at movies and books differently now, both with the "save the cat" idea (the main character doesn't something randomly nice so we'll like him) and with the memorable moments (the couple goes to a gorgeous ballroom or flies to a new country, making those scenes memorable). It's interesting to analyze stories that way. I really enjoyed Million Miles, too – picked up a copy a day after hearing Donald Miller speak on his tour and being interested enough by his talk to want the book. (And by Susan Isaacs – have you read her “Angry Conversations with God”?)

My favorite part, I think, was the discussion of our being trees in a forest. The story about a tree isn’t as good of a story as the one about the forest. It makes me remember that my life is part of a grander Story, one that gives it its meaning.

Also, I totally look at movies and books differently now, both with the “save the cat” idea (the main character doesn’t something randomly nice so we’ll like him) and with the memorable moments (the couple goes to a gorgeous ballroom or flies to a new country, making those scenes memorable). It’s interesting to analyze stories that way.

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