When I first read the Ultimate Gift, it was so great that I just fell in love with that book. It is still one of my favourite books and I value the book very much.
It talkes about a journey that makes a human being better. The main character is Jason Stevens and he is a young man, who is very rich and spoiled, he is rich thanks to uncle Red. Unfortunately, Red passed away.
At the beginning Jason didn`t get any inheritance, but Red`s friend Hamilton, a lawyer in Boston challenges Jason to take part in a long trip which contains 12 gifts that lead the young man on and to more realistic and positive life. He gets the gifts that uncle Red had prepaired for him and finally gets the Ultimate gift.
Some quotes by Jim Stovall, the author of the Ultimate Gift:
A journey may be long or short, but it must start at the very spot one finds oneself.
In the end, a person is only known by the impact he or she has on others.
He who loves his work never labors.
Money is nothing more than a tool. It can be a force for good, a force for evil, or simply be idle.
It is a wealthy person, indeed, who calculates riches not in gold but in friends.
Education is a lifelong journey whose destination exapands as you travel.
Problems can only be avoided by exercising good judgement. Good judgement can only be gained by experiencing life`s problems.
Some people are born into wonderful families. Others have to find or create them. Being a member of a family is a priceless privilege which costs nothing but love.
Laughter is good medicine for the soul. Our world is desperately in need of more such medicine.
Faith is all that dreamers need to see into the future.
The only way you can truly get more out of life for yourself is to give part of yourself away.
In those times when we yearn to have more in our lives, we should dwell on the things we already have. In doing so, we will often find that our lives are already full to overflowing.
Life at its essence boils down to one day at a time. Today is the day!
Love is a treasure for which we can never pay, The only way we keep it is to give it away.
In the end, life lived to its fullest is its own ultimate gift.
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