Two Different States of Life
There’s a great book called ‘The Count of Monte Cristo’ written by Alexandre Dumas in 1844 which has influenced men and women throughout the years. It’s about the striking story of a young man called Edmond Dantes who suffered from betrayal, broken hearts, and loss of hope at a very young age. A man to which people was so envious about his rich life in the matter of love and loyalty, that envious people caused the imprisonment of an innocent gentleman whose life was about to begin; turning him callous and cruel. He searches for revenge in the cruelest ways possible, not by killing or injuring anyone, but by torturing them and taking away what they love most in life, just so that he could make them feel like he once felt after not being able to see the sky for 14; consequently teaching us the readers that “There is neither happiness nor misery in life; there’s only a comparison of one state with the other”. –Edmond Dantes ...