It was the National Book Week in Almere. I was at the library and was enraptured by the colourful decorations. Generally most Dutch people like to read. It is common to see people reading in trains, at the bus stop and in the parks. Lately I've taken more to reading too. I've been reading self-development, novels, current affairs, travel and history books. I wish I had more time for reading. It seems I tend to borrow more than I can finish reading. I have a 50 cents fine from the library because I forgot to return the Times magazine I borrowed; thinking that I had already returned it earlier. Here's to reading - let us all be bookworms. It increases knowledge and instills compassion in us by stepping into the shoes of characters in stories which we read. Like Alexander the Great said, "I came, I saw and I conquered." Never mind that we do not do travelling of great proportions like he did. We did and could say, proudly, "I read, I knew and I enlightened." Let us enlighten ourselves and others by reading and promoting a reading culture in our daily lives.
I read agreements after agreements, but not books. ;-(
ReplyDeleteIt's good to start with something complicated like agreements. From there, it will get easier!
ReplyDeleteI am reading "One Day" now, the first few chapters... found it quite a child-like kind of story but hope to finish reading before judging the book. ;-P
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