LOVE LIFE AND READS

“A Reader lives a thousand lives before he dies”- George R R Martin, this is something every reader comes to realize when he gets lost in the world of books. A few years ago I read my first book and that set me on a journey and opened a new chapter in my life. A friendship that is to be forever. Friendship with a non living entity within which strive an endless realm of living entities.

A Shepard boy chasing his dream, “ALCHEMIST”. This is where I began to realize reading was not just about going through each line, it was about searching between the lines to understand what the author had hidden in them and this is where I started admiring a certain writers style and depth of writing- Paulo Coelho. Each quote here remains within me as a reflection of my life as well as love and a reflection worthwhile to share.

“Where your treasure is, there will also be your heart”- ALCHEMIST

I had read ALCHEMIST before but this time it was different. Memories flashed before me as I sat in my room with sound of the rain cleansing the earth. The days with my mother seemed to be the most beautiful ones her smile,the concern, love,anger everything was just too beautiful too ignore. The pride in my fathers eyes when I am successful or when someone praises me made me jump in joy. The naughtiness in my sisters eyes that says I will love you but will rather fight then admitting it at present made me care for her even more. When I felt everything was complete came “love” with more possessiveness, endless passion and burst of energy to rule my heart like a queen. If this is not treasure what is?

“There is no such thing as a single chance, The lord gives you many opportunities during our life time”- THE FIFTH MOUNTAIN

Post Engineering was time where I had entered a territory where millions of youth in our country roam- Unemployment. Words terming you as useless, a waste of time, burden are showered on you by the society and family alike. Each step I took landed me in failure, countless exams and interviews nothing went right. Each opportunity lost felt like the last but the lord for me came in the form of my companion. After months of countless rejection the moment arrived where I finally won, a hard earned job! yes indeed. The return home was a bus journey from Banglore to Palakkad and that's when I came across this quote in THE FIFTH MOUNTAIN, a quote that signified my 9 month struggle.

“Happiness is something that multiplies when divided”- BY THE RIVER PIEDRA I SAT DOWN AND WEPT

BY THE RIVER PIEDRA I SAT DOWN AND WEPT was a gift for me by someone special. My habit to read books while traveling landed me with this book in hand at Coimbatore bus stand. A small girl was selling pins and came to me with request to buy some. I bought a dozen and asked her name. She smiled and replied “Teriyathu” and happily ran away to a shop near by where 3 more children nearly her age where waiting for her. They bought a single piece of bun and shared happily, talking, laughing and living in their own world, a world that is build with pure innocence .Joy in their eyes, smile in those lips just kept my eyes glued at them. I looked upon and to my amazement I was not alone a few tens where seeing the same and smiling. That's the real happiness you get when you share and by the way now she has a name “SIMRAN”.

“The strongest love is the love that can demonstrate its fragility”- ELEVEN MINUTES

Yes, I have loved and have fought with my love. The anger sometimes makes you say things that's embedded deep inside your mind. Has that made our love weak ?No, not at all. Comforting those moist eyes, doing the craziest of thing to make her smile again and finally kissing those cheeks to say sorry. That's what remains not the fight nor the words said, just the need to be together,The desire to share your every moment with her. ELEVEN MINUTES is more than enough to start and end a fight.

“Someday everything will make perfect sense. So for now laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears and keep reminding yourselves that everything happens for a reason”- MANUSCRIPT FOUND IN ACCRA

MANUSCRIPT FOUND IN ACCRA was given to me by a friend at a time when the word friend did mean anything to me anymore. I had made more enemies than friend in my 23 years and the friends I made seemed strangers at that moment. Heart broken ,thought why is everything happening to me. Now when I look at those days the very reason that brought the faith upon me is the thing that is making my life perfect. She brought a smile to my face and gave a shoulder to cry. Now I know everything happens for a reason. Everything happens for the best of you. Thanks to the person who has made my life so beautiful and that person is my reason.

Paulo Coelho's books are special to me and I wanted to share where these books stand in my life and love. These experiences are what make me and define me. The three most important parts the love the life and the books are here together. Hope you will enjoy it.

A question should arise in everyone's mind why read something that not related to yourselves?.

You may never know- its life, read between the the lines and you may discover yourselves in it.

There is a saying LIFE IS A BOOK, and as per R D Cummings- “ A GOOD BOOK NEVER ENDS”.

-Arjun C