The Knight in Rusty Armor by Robert Fisher 74 pages
Robert
Fisher’s book has been compared to the 1970 smash hit, Jonathan Livingston Seagull, which held the Number One spot on the
New York Times bestseller list for two consecutive years. That’s one of the
reasons I purchased this little book.
I
remember reading JLS, like everyone else. However, at age 14, I didn’t get it.
To me, it was about a gull that was more interested in flight than food. It
didn’t turn my life upside down nor change my path. I might think differently
about it if I tried to read it now, as I am on the downhill side of middle age.
In
this lighthearted tale, a knight is in search of his true self. But he’s not
sure how to go about it.
He
is known throughout the kingdom for his armor. It shone so brilliantly that the
entire village knew where the knight was at all times. The knight loved to wear
his armor. He hated to take it off and, as time progressed, he slowly quit
removing it. His wife, Juliet, and their son, Christopher, began to feel shut
off and missed the knight.
Before
long, the knight was unable to remove his armor. Even the village blacksmith
couldn’t help him. There was only person who could help him, Merlin the Magician.
He couldn’t wait for Merlin to show up, so the knight saddled his trusty steed
and headed to Merlin’s Woods.
Eventually
the knight found the magician and poured out his soul. Merlin knew there was
only one way to get the armor off, so he set him down the Path of Truth. Along
the path, the knight had to overcome three obstacles.
This
is a simple tale that is quick and easy to read and is to the point. It wasn't clouded in obscurities as I remember JLS was, although I could be recalling a
point of view of a teenager.
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