The thing about books is that you either love them or you don’t! I love books; I love them a great deal. So every so often I buy myself a book to indulge myself with for the month. i believe that if you really like something then it should be yours. So I buy, I don’t rent or borrow. There is this friend of mine who also loves books. A while back she introduced me to a bookshop that allows you to rent a book for a while, read it and if you really love it and would love to own it, then you can buy it. I have never taken up the offer. The book is either yours or its not. Period.
A while back a lovely book landed in my hands, wasn’t mine, but I liked it anyway. The kind of book you actually need to read a few pages before deciding whether it’s worth reading further. Everything about the book was lovely:, the cover, the title, the scent it gave when the pages are turned…..totally of the chain. So I said to myself. I cannot judge a book by its cover, ill read a few pages, then ill decide whether it’s worth the time.
The story had a lovely and captivating beginning. The kind that engages you, sends you on a trance, and keeps you hungering for more. So I turned the pages eagerly. Its story fascinated and occupied my whole day. The second chapter was not so interesting, I must admit, but I had faith, that if only I could get past this chapter, I would enjoy reading the rest of it. Then the night came, and I had to sleep. As usual, I reluctantly put the book beside my bed, and went to sleep, wishing the night would be short so I would wake up and continue with my reading.
Work up in the morning, reached out for the book but it wasn’t there! It just wasn’t there! I couldn’t believe it, I actually still think its either a long bad dream and that ill wake up for real and find the book where I left it but….it just aint there
Will I see the book again? Will I get a chance to finish reading it? I don’t know. I certainly hope so, but am not crossing my fingers on that
In the meantime am gonna call my friend and am gonna tell her: the book is either yours, or not. So ill stick to my bookshop, where they don’t ask you to try out the book before buying. You either buy or you don’t
A journey through my random thoughts. Thoughts I can only share with those closest to me, or total strangers. Nothing in between
About Me
- Ed
- Who am I? am your regular guy next door with an eternal conflict between science and art. Art is my love; science is a weakness and a hobby. Intensely dedicated to my scientific career, with life’s course to champion access to essential medicines and equity in provision if healthcare. A die hard entrepreneur with interest in IT, Telecom, advertising and of course pharmaceuticals. Addicted to books on diverse topics. Fascinated by the vast possibilities that science has to offer, and the ability of an artist to commune with nature; through verse, prose, a painting, graffiti, music, spoken word, theater etc. I believe that art is when you feel the beauty of life and seek to bring it out, to share it with the world: science is when you see the complexity of life, and seek to explain it. I seek both
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