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JUST SOME INFLUENCES
Maybe they'll help you too
The past couple years I've made it a goal to seek out the best and most intelligent influences and learn from them. It's helped me stay on the right track—or at least on a better one than before that's for sure. So, I'd like to share some of the "who and what" that's influenced me. Look into them, and maybe they'll help you too.
JORDAN B. PETERSON
Often dubbed the father of the internet, Prof. Jordan Peterson's influence on the world, especially on young men, is too much to convey in a simple description such as this. So, I'd recommend looking up some of his lectures on YouTube and letting the recommendations feed take you from there. If you're more interested in reading, he's also the author of Maps of Meaning, 12 Rules for Life, and Beyond Order.
C.S. LEWIS
Who hasn't read The Chronicles of Narnia? I think his quote "Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairy tales again,” holds true for most of us. What do you think that means?
His apologetic works are just as amazing in their scope and meaning—the logic he injected those works is very applicable to everyday life and has helped me in my walk with Christianity. Take a look at his website to find out what those works are and contain.
J.R.R. TOLKIEN
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.” - J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the RIng
Tolkien and Lewis were very good friends and played a part in each other's lives and stories. Tolkien's essay On Fairy Stories shaped my view on why we tell stories. If you're interested in writing, or are looking for a very deep and interesting read on the structure of fiction and its universal role in our lives, then I'd love to recommend it to you. If you're simply looking for a fantasy story to read, then I'd love to recommend the grand-in-scope The Lord of the Rings.
