Ind. Reading- Prompt 5

As crazy as he was, I admire Florentino's passion. That truly moved me. Though he spent most of his life wanting, chasing, desiring, and hurting only with the fear of old age creeping up on him, I think it was charming that even after all those years, he still attempted to win back the love of his life. One usually only hears about those actions in books or movies though, but I feel that it still makes an impact on me even if it's not real. I would love to have someone fighting for my love even for a day, let alone fifty-one years, nine months, and four days. A girl can only dream; but that's what books like this are for -to provoke the mind, move the reader, and stimulate a reaction from events that could happen in the real world, but are very rare to come by.