book review: Che Guevara by Jean Cormier

two words: pure inspiration.

the story of Che, even if you do not agree with his ideas on how the wrld should look like, is one that provides a lot of inspiration. how a small group of people can create change in order to make a better world. how you can fight and still be human. how to create a vision and maintain it, and fight for it. how to cherish human relations.

am i sanctifying Che? no. he was human, he made mistakes, he even killed people. but i can't say i am not in awe reading this amazing story. it makes you think a lot about today's world and how we take our life for granted and keep on living a miserable life, without thinking that we could ever change all this to the better.

the book itself: i bought it years ago (the greek translation) and it must have been a new edition as there are a lot of mistakes in translation. But the story is rather complete. I don't know how this biography ranks among the myriads that have been written on Che, but i enjoyed reading it.

A must watch: Motorcycle Diaries, watched it a few months back and liked the story, especially cos it presents the non-political side of Che, and more or less how it all began.