Friends,
It's been said since ages that "books are the best companions" and I have come to realize this after my own experience. Let me tell you from the beginning how it all happened. I have always been fond of reading. From gossip pages in the newspapers to the spiritual columns to reading the display boards of the shops in the market (sounds funny...huh??). Reading always remained one of my interests. I read things not only for entertainment but for learning and enlightenment as my priority. Oh yeah!! you must be wondering, what did I learn from the display boards!!! Here comes the learning; I learnt about different types of fonts and also sometimes the funny misspellings caught my attention. and tickled my brain.
There came a little change (Or I must say the BIG change) - marriage; and I was almost reading nothing of my interest as i became too engrossed in my new roles of wife and daughter-in-law (and many other relations that exist in a big fat punjabi indian family) to read anything knowledgeable.
Soon after my marriage I did get job as a copy editor in an MNC where i got to read lots of books but that were too subject specific (medical books from US) and hence, it is obvious that I never enjoyed them reading, however, I learnt a lot. I can say that reading was there but in a very little percentage.
I remember once I reached home after a very hectic day at office and started reading the gossip page in the newspaper. Someone at my home questioned "Don't your eyes tire as you continue reading after almost 7 hours of reading in the office?" this made me ponder over the fact that why do I read so much and the answer came to me was "it makes me relaxed and soothes my nerves". And yes! this is my favorite hobby.
Although now when had already realized that I want to read more, I was still not devoting the required time to it and did not even know what wrong I was doing to myself. My inhibitions, my restrictions, negativity around me and disappointments were overpowering me. And BAM!!!! came to rescue two of my beautiful friends, Rajminder and Sunaina who were very much into reading novels and kept on discussing their latest reads every now and then in front me. I felt a little left out but that's what inspired me to take up reading AGAIN to get involved into those intellectual talks with my friends. I realized I would need to take out more time for my first love - reading and here I am on the reading spree. There is no spare time I don't give to reading. I read motivational stuff, novels, short stories, spiritual columns, blogs, fitness books, articles and what not??
Reading as a healing therapy has helped me come a winner out of my inhibitions. it has renewed me as a person and has brought back the positivism in me that I was losing, it has showed me the best part in me. For all this to happen, the books I read are carefully chosen for my inner growth. Now, I am a constant learner and it comes by choice and not by force.
For all positive things happening to me by reading, I want to thank my friends Raj and Su for being the inspiration behind my realizing the power of reading. The strange thing is that till now they did not know about it. And now, they will!!
Reading is really healing!!!
Happy reading
Love
Sonam
It's been said since ages that "books are the best companions" and I have come to realize this after my own experience. Let me tell you from the beginning how it all happened. I have always been fond of reading. From gossip pages in the newspapers to the spiritual columns to reading the display boards of the shops in the market (sounds funny...huh??). Reading always remained one of my interests. I read things not only for entertainment but for learning and enlightenment as my priority. Oh yeah!! you must be wondering, what did I learn from the display boards!!! Here comes the learning; I learnt about different types of fonts and also sometimes the funny misspellings caught my attention. and tickled my brain.
There came a little change (Or I must say the BIG change) - marriage; and I was almost reading nothing of my interest as i became too engrossed in my new roles of wife and daughter-in-law (and many other relations that exist in a big fat punjabi indian family) to read anything knowledgeable.
Soon after my marriage I did get job as a copy editor in an MNC where i got to read lots of books but that were too subject specific (medical books from US) and hence, it is obvious that I never enjoyed them reading, however, I learnt a lot. I can say that reading was there but in a very little percentage.
I remember once I reached home after a very hectic day at office and started reading the gossip page in the newspaper. Someone at my home questioned "Don't your eyes tire as you continue reading after almost 7 hours of reading in the office?" this made me ponder over the fact that why do I read so much and the answer came to me was "it makes me relaxed and soothes my nerves". And yes! this is my favorite hobby.
Although now when had already realized that I want to read more, I was still not devoting the required time to it and did not even know what wrong I was doing to myself. My inhibitions, my restrictions, negativity around me and disappointments were overpowering me. And BAM!!!! came to rescue two of my beautiful friends, Rajminder and Sunaina who were very much into reading novels and kept on discussing their latest reads every now and then in front me. I felt a little left out but that's what inspired me to take up reading AGAIN to get involved into those intellectual talks with my friends. I realized I would need to take out more time for my first love - reading and here I am on the reading spree. There is no spare time I don't give to reading. I read motivational stuff, novels, short stories, spiritual columns, blogs, fitness books, articles and what not??
Reading as a healing therapy has helped me come a winner out of my inhibitions. it has renewed me as a person and has brought back the positivism in me that I was losing, it has showed me the best part in me. For all this to happen, the books I read are carefully chosen for my inner growth. Now, I am a constant learner and it comes by choice and not by force.
For all positive things happening to me by reading, I want to thank my friends Raj and Su for being the inspiration behind my realizing the power of reading. The strange thing is that till now they did not know about it. And now, they will!!
Reading is really healing!!!
Happy reading
Love
Sonam
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