As I read The Magnificent Ambersons, I wondered why I had a distaste for George Amberson Minafer (GAM). Instead of being proactive and participating in life, GAM was content in "being" an Amberson. Despite the obvious changes in his town, especially in that era, he wanted to be complacent and not evolve.
So, why did I dislike him so much? Hrm, I think it is because I see myself in GAM. Many times, particularly in law school, where I relied my previous job experience as an excuse in not participating in extracurricular activities. For example, I did not join any Moot Court or Clinics because I was a "paralegal at a big firm and managed a high-profile trial." I made the same choice as GAM in that I chose to be instead do.
Being a doer in life involves risks and that is pretty scary. I guess the most lesson that I learned from this book is life gives you two choices: be or do...which one will you choose?
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