Books I've read so far:
When I was in my voracious reading phase of life (triggered by hostel life that was devoid of mind-numbing entertainment like TV programs. esp in Eton where all the Orang-dari-negara-besar hogs the TV and watches all those damn soaps), I was surprised that a significant percent of adults haven't read a single book in years. It was inconceivable. Not even a self-help book? Or thrashy romance novels? Whatever disparaging remarks I've made about those genres, they are still books.
At that time, I couldn't imagine my life without any books in it but as I find myself reading less and less, I realize how easy it is to remove books from the equation. In those bleak days of literary starvation, I wasn't even reading the news. Then recently, I was overcome by this desire to learn about anything I can get my hands on: from random home improvements to personal finance, from beauty care to the latest technology... Well, the rationale is that if I don't even have time to read up on these things I probably never will.
Quote of the Day:
The intelligent man finds almost everything ridiculous, the sensible man hardly anything.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, German dramatist, novelist, poet, & scientist (1749 - 1832)
2 comments:
yeah.. i used to find it Incredible that my mom reads so little or never finishes any of the books she reads. Never understood how people don't read or claim they don't have the time to read.
but now i find i've fallen into that trap too. i don't think i've read a single book this year so far.
but i'm gonna try out a new author soon.
there's something so comforting and relaxing about reading. to me, reading is actually a luxury, one that i wish i could enjoy more.
When we get older, we have more things we can/want to do but no longer the time to do it; when we are young, there were so many things we could do but we kept thinking about the ones we couldn't. 'Tis a sad life.
We'll just have to try and keep ourselves from the adult trap with no time for anything. Jia you!
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