We are almost finished reading a biography of Issac Newton.  Giant of science?  Humm.  It was really sad at first.  He was sad and lonely as a child, abandoned by his mother to marry someone who didn't want him.  He had so much time to think, so that is what he did.  He didn't have many 'close' friends, I didn't read of marriage or children.  I think so far I've only enjoyed his want to learn why things are the way they are.  Light, stars, motion, colors, etc.  He would investigate the cause and effect of everything, even to the point of doing harm to himself.  He was almost blinded by his own doing to understand why his eyes worked the way they did.  He never took anyones word on how something worked, he found out for himself.  I think that is the only thing I admired about him.

We are coming to the end of this biography.  I think I can guess how it ends.  He made great discoveries.  Apparently, he never liked to publish his works.  He sounded pretty selfish and awful!  Battling and feuding with anyone he was able to.  He is well into his eighties and from his behavior so far, I bet he dies paranoid and unhappy.  After all that work!  Things he could share to others joy, he didn't seem to care about that. 

Well, very interesting food for thought.  Biographies, don't you love them. 

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