by Kristine Cuer

Created on: April 19, 2009   Last Updated: April 21, 2009

It has always been a mystery that although love is one of the most spoken and most written words of all times, it is still one of the most unexplained mystery of a human emotion. Perhaps because it's an oxymoron. How love can bring you happiness and pain at the same time. How love can make you sane and crazy at the same time. How love can change you and how love can make you accept the things you were not used to.

"A Walk to Remember" is another extra-ordinary love story. Another attempt of one of the greatest novelists of modern times, Nicholas Sparks, to somehow unlock these mysteries for us. His another attempt to make it known to men the extra-ordinary power of love to change a person's life.

It's a story of young love but its impact could be felt by all ages. It's about Landon Carter, a senior high school student who had always believed that conformity is a must. He is not entirely the most popular guy in school, but he knows he is part of the "crowd". But he found himself risking being "in" by acquainting himself with a young lady named Jamie Sullivan. Jamie who is the complete opposite of what most young girls at that time looked and acted like. Jamie, who is the daughter of their town's pastor, a girl who doesn't pay attention to fashion, a selfless person, a part of those bible-hugging, crucifix wearing people.

It's actually amazing to know that these two people who are entirely opposite of each other had actually got along. It could possibly be because of the universal cliche that "opposites attract". But if there's one thing that is really worth noting in this story, it's how Landon and Jamie's relationship developed. Although Landon was actually a non-believer before, they had built a relationship with God at the center. Landon had started to live life, and Jamie had realized love is not measured by the time you are and will be together.

I'd watched the movie before I had finally found a copy of the book. It was a quick read, but its message is long-lived. Somehow, each of us is Landon Carter. We know that we finally find the right person if we are willing to give that person unconditional love. Maybe you'll find this book sappy if you'd read it. But I guess Mr. Sparks had really intended it that way.

This is a story about love, life and hope. A reminder to all of us that miracles can actually happen. And that true love is like the wind. We can't see it, but we can feel it.

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