pages out of a mediocre existence

如煙 October 25, 2010

The evening’s the best part of the day. You’ve done your day’s work. Now you can put your feet up and enjoy it.

definitely something i can attest to, especially if it’s a friday evening.

anyhow i got this quote out from Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro.
i’m sure glad to have finally gotten round to start reading; it’s been ages since i last picked up a book.

the themes permeating this novel — of regret, loss and what might have been — reminds me of 五月天’s 如煙. on one hand, i pity the protagonist Mr. Stevens for his regrettable loss of love and life. yet, wasn’t his actions a result of his stubborn insistence to conform to the ‘dignity’of his profession? he could have made decisions that might have changed his life. but he didn’t. and i sure hope i will not end up like him in my twilight years.