Letters To A Young Sister Define Your Destiny (2000) - Plot & Excerpts
I just finished reading (listening to) Letters to a Young Sister: DeFINE Your Destiny. For a number of years now, I have admired Hill Harper and an actor and let's face it, as a beautiful black man. In hearing him speak I began to realize that there was something deep and rooted underneath the surface. The more I learned of him outside of his acting and great looks, the more I appreciate his mind, world view ,and his heart of service, especially when it comes to uplifting and enlightening the African American community. As he states at the beginning of the book, "You have probably heard everything I will share in this book at one point or another in your life." As he noted, because my favorite genre of reading material as of late seems to be motivational/self help/spiritual, I have heard the principles he speaks of numerous times. Nonetheless, when what you have to share is a universally good message, it is always a great to remind people of the power they possess and how to put their best foot forward to navigate life's lessons. We all need a pep talk ever so often, regardless of some of us not being "young," as the title suggests.As for the organization of the book, I think it was clever to include the letters, dates, and times to keep the reader/listener anticipating the next offering. I appreciate the male point of view on dating, but I love the fact that female leaders and trailblazers were able to offer up there advice. I believe that there were value lessons about self worth, self forgiveness, self imaging,setting goal, and most importantly . The offering had a very natural progression, as in someone who truly cares about you and wants you to have a better life.I would definitely suggest this book for anyone...not just female or black or "young" to read this book. It is very refreshing to hear these affirmations from a hip, attractive, intellegent brother. He took advantage of being able to touch those who may not be prive to a Marianne Williamson, Khalil Gibran, Napolean Hill, etc. Great read!!! This book is a book with short poems, stories, emails, and letters to young teenage girls. These are responses to questions that girls have with the best advice possible that Hill Harper was able to give. I think it is a good book because it teaches a lot of important life lessons. Toward the end of the book, Harper tells readers to refer to their life as a chocolate fudge cake. He says to compare a Ho Ho, which is just satisfying for the moment to a chocolate fudge cake which goes deep in your mouth and lets you savor the flavor for a while. This shows that in life sometimes it's important to look at the good things rather than the bad. I would recommend this book to every teenager, girl or boy because it talks about everything in a teenagers life that is possible. There is also s "Letters to a Young Brother" that I would also refer to any teenager.
What do You think about Letters To A Young Sister Define Your Destiny (2000)?
this book helps you undersrand the life of how females act in a male and other females prespective
—annguyen
A good book for any young person trying to shape their life and future. Lots of food for thought.
—joe
The preface by Gabrielle Union is excellent then it gets kind of corney
—peter
