Assimilations-what books make us

I am rather a compulsive reader, from Champak to India Today, historical sagas to M&B's, Ayn Rand to my son's course books-you name it.:coffee

What I get from it
I enjoy rather love reading, visuals start to run on my mental screen,its like experiencing whet you never did, never knew or never will be able to do,like living
in someone else's skin.

I can say books have a hand in making me what I am todaybonk
they changed my thought process, helped me overcome my inhibitions,
esp in public conduct of self, also read other's actions as words.

My parents (and grandparents too) have the habit of reading
I must have picked it up from them. As a child ,during vacations we were gently pushed to listen when my maa would read saints preachings for granny(yes i did not like, but today try the same for my child), these have instilled positive values in me.

I drool looking at books:drool,
for an outing take me to a bookstore and buy me books.

My maa(she studied psychology and cncelling) was trying to put in my head the virtues of reading good stuff....
I said ....I read as a viewer, not to ingest all, rather to learn what is bad and
then abhor it.:idea
I feel books made me as i'm today
What do you think that the books have done for you
what say
do let us know

muzna
may thou guide our intellect in the right direction
(meaning of a part of Gayatri Mantra)

 

dear bhargavi
what u said is right
books do help to change mood and
what a way to get command over a language
i've been trying this with my son , though he's doing it with fairy tales and
lion kings, but nontheless, it does help.Harhar
more over for a child , it is a good way to develop concentration during reading

 

dear cheerful
well said, the right book at the right time
a stich in time saves nine,
if u get a mentor when u require one ,u r lucky
and books can be our mentors too.
many times in my life there has been situations
when i chanced upon a book which helped me in that situation.
i would say divine intervention,but through books.

 

dear jenz:hiya
u have written what i missed out
the smell of the books can be so compulsive
and yes depending on the mood ...some book has to be there..
i'll go for magzines too --depending on the mood
this forum has brought me in contact with book lovers, i took the help
when i needed to suggest books for the nearby libraray
such helpBow
cheers to us all

 

dear suji
happy to know you too are in this club
true when you say that books bring respite,
i would add that they are like trees , they give and give, when ever you read them,
many of them bring out new meanings to our life every time we read them.
thanks for joining in here.