Writing From Ursula K Leguin

No Time to Spare: Thinking About What Matters by Ursula K. Le Guin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

Ursula is a well known fantasy / science fiction writer, this book is a collection of essay written about a variety of subjects. She is no longer among the living yet her wisdom reaches out from beyond. One of the things she tackles is this positive thinking in regards to old age. Some people like to to say that you are only as old as you think you are. Nothing could be further from the truth. Old age comes with wisdom and many times aches and pains as the body breaks down. Age is not just a number. Youth is seen as a magical time like it is a time of innocence thst had some enlightenment attached to it. It is is not a virtue to remain as a child. We grow old for a reason. We are supposed to be more mature and more responsible. We are not supposed to stay the same.

She does address her cat Pard. He is a fun trouble maker with a sense of style all his own. Not much of an outdoor cat still he likes to run out every once in a while but soon he makes his way back home. He likes to hunt Beatles and mice and he enjoys playing with them in her Oregon home. The cat does not hunt to kill but rather it is instinct and he likes to play with them like toys. He brings the author mice as a gift because that is what cats do in the wild.

Does this make cats cruel. No , in fact only humans can be cruel because they have developed enough of a brain to enjoy being cruel.

It’s is great book with common sense anecdotes. I wish there were more like it. Enjoy

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