Thursday, April 01, 2010

The world in a page

They say, that as a child a library card takes you places, while as an adult a credit card does the same job! Well, the former part still holds true in my case and it so appears that there aren't a lot of stones unturned in my efforts to constantly dwell over my most prized hobby - reading, that is!

So, when I walked out of Higginbotham's a few days ago with armfuls of superbly serious literature on history, Indian jungles and statecraft, I felt a mad rush that could well be equated with the ecstatic high which almost always is a result of a very successful culmination of events in a way that the mind has envisaged and so desired, so often termed as picture-perfect!

Those who have cultivated this magnificent inclination, and a strong liking for it, will certainly agree that it is surely a matter of unrivaled pleasure to sink into a couch with an honorific possession, engaging with which can delightfully transport the reader into a world that is a lot more than just worth visiting!

Maybe that is precisely why I so emphatically agree with William Styron who rightly remarked that "A good book should leave you slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it."

25 comments:

  1. Hi Rakesh

    Reading is to the mind
    what exercise is to the body :)))

    The more you read,
    The more you know.
    The more you know,
    The smarter you grow.
    The smarter you grow,
    The stronger your voice,
    When speaking your mind
    or making your choice....
    LOL

    (@^.^@)

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  2. How I wish I could start this habit once again ! left it during my 12th !

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  3. I did the exact same thing a couple of days ago :D it was like dope :P

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  4. Anya

    That surely makes a great deal of sense indeed!

    Thanks very much!

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  5. Vimmuuu

    Never too late my friend! Trust me!

    It surely is blissful!

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  6. you must read 'into the wild' by jon krakauer...

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  7. Vibu

    Right mate! Surely as addictive as dope itself! And gives a rush beyond that I suppose!

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  8. Magiceye

    Thanks very much for the suggestion Sir! I have heard so much about it especially since it was made into a movie!

    Will look up the title!

    Once again, thanks very much for the suggestion!

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  9. I liked William Styron's comment. Very very true.
    It's always nice to be able to read. I love it. I can't fix any one particular reason to it. I knw I love it. That's all.

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  10. What a quote in the end Rakesh... great!

    I love reading.. always have... and reading this only makes me glad that I do have this habit...

    Take care man! TC

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  11. Very true...I have always found me less knowledgable when i have no book in my hand...What book are you reading now?

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  12. Hi Rakesh! I keep buying books, but I'm sure there are some I won't be able to read, though I usuall y read two or three at the same time... Compulsion... ;)

    Thanks for your support to Blogtrotter Two, now departing Miami by air; my Easter egg to you... ;). Have a great weekend!!

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  13. Its been quite a while since I read a book now.

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  14. thats some good title :) i dint read the writeup fully, but the last line, says it all sir ji, says it all.

    was just passing by your blog :-)

    shravan :)

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  15. AJ

    Styron's quote on books is among my most favourite of lines! Makes a lot of sense and one can surely relate very well to what was said!

    Besides, reading is among the finest activities which surely gives the doer a sense of pleasure like no other!

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  16. Lakshmi

    Indeed - it surely is a wonderful hobby!

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  17. Samby

    Such are the words of Styron my friend! Rocking indeed!

    I personally cannot imagine a life without books and reading!

    Cheers mate!

    Rakesh

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  18. Ajeya

    I feel lost without a book; a sense of being directionless from within!

    I'm presently reading The Mahabharatha by C. Rajagopalachari

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  19. Rajesh

    Indeed - thanks very much!

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  20. Gil

    I completely understand how that is! I do read more than one at a time and have a number of them unread in the shelves for long ;)

    Such is reading, I suppose?

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  21. Survivor

    Perhaps time that you got your hands on one soon, I suppose!

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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  22. Shravan

    Many thanks pal!

    Those are the words of William Styron, who was in his time among the finest literary artists in the United States!

    Cheers

    Rakesh

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