The Butterfly Effect

I was sitting at a cross roads in my life; I had just finished some major medical procedures, no job, limited money and a rebellious teenager when I was given the opportunity to read a book which has truly and profoundly moved me with it's simple concepts.

The Butterfly Effect by Andy Andrews is, in short a guide to living your life. The long story is that everything we do has an effect on not only our immediate surroundings, but everything.

Take for example, the bullet maker and Andrew Carnegie. In 1872 an English bullet maker showed Andrew Carnegie a simple though revolutionary new way to create steel; blast hot air through molten iron which caused the carbon impurities to burn off. For the first time ever, steel is affordable to make.

One English bullet maker has forever changed the way we look at metal and how we build. Without this simple concept for the production of steel, our skyscrapers and automobiles would not exist the way we know them.

Mr. Andrews’ The Butterfly Effect Takes this concept and humanizes it.

…And my own personal crossroads? The teenager is still rebellious, but we are talking now instead of hollering, money is still tight, but my new job is awesome, and I am completely healed from my medical procedures.

Enjoy the Adventures in Reading!

Autumn

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