2001: A Spiritual Odyssey
I know this is an old book. I just listened to the audio, and for a few moments, the book really inspired my spiritual senses. I think the fact this book was written in 1968 made it much more moving, especially in these two occasions.
I was so awestruck by Arthur C. Clarke’s description of Discovery passing Jupiter that it made me contemplate on the greatness of the creation.
The other moment was Clarke’s explanation of Hal ‘s action. Hal was feeling guilty for keeping a secret. And somehow for him this guilt was something wrong, some error. However, being a supercomputer, he was unable to admit that he had made errors. This secret kept him in denial and drove him “crazy“. This got me thinking of the saying that everyone is born in a state of pure, but the actions of people around him can change him.