More than seeing someone naked
A while ago we swapped watching television with reading books. Yes I am serious. Have you seen what's on NZ TV? If Survivor and X-Factor is your highlight of TV entertainment then you won't understand me. Anyway, that's not the point.
We read a lot. We started using the local library extensively. It is a literature treasure chest. I know, that is nothing new to many of you. We can't understand it either why we haven't done it before. We never went to the library, imagine that! I think we were stupid.
But coming to the actual topic of this post, I am currently reading a auto-biographic book. The author had (and still has I assume) an amazing life. He traveled the world looking for answers and for simplicity in our life. I am only 1/3 through the book. And I am fascinated.
I was always interested in looking into people's life. Call me a literate voyeur, a book peeping tom, but I get a lot out of it. What I learn from other people's life is huge. It often shows me that some of my problems are normal. This is a great help to understand my worries and my thoughts. And to put them into perspective. If you look at other people and what they handled during their life and you compare it with your life and your problems it gives you a great amount of clarity.
And now comes the even more fascinating bit: I know the author relatively well. We are not friends but have friends in common. I feel we are more than acquaintances. I meet this person often, about once a week or so. I like him a lot and feel we have some things in common. Reading through his life story (which by the way is excellently written, he is a great author) I even start feeling closer to him. But on the other side I feel a strange emotion when reading the book. Like walking in on a friend when they come out of the shower. It is hard to describe. An auto-biographic book gives a deep insight into someone's life. But here it is more.
What will I feel about him when I finish the book. When I arrived with him at the point of his journey when he will change again from the traveler he was into the person I know? What will I do with my questions? Usually I have no chance of asking them. But here,when I will meet him, how can I not ask them?
Many times I read books about people's life and a wish grows in me to meet them and talk to them. The last book I read was David Suzuki's biography. And here I am reading a book about someone's life and I will meet and will talk to him. Amazing!
We read a lot. We started using the local library extensively. It is a literature treasure chest. I know, that is nothing new to many of you. We can't understand it either why we haven't done it before. We never went to the library, imagine that! I think we were stupid.
But coming to the actual topic of this post, I am currently reading a auto-biographic book. The author had (and still has I assume) an amazing life. He traveled the world looking for answers and for simplicity in our life. I am only 1/3 through the book. And I am fascinated.
I was always interested in looking into people's life. Call me a literate voyeur, a book peeping tom, but I get a lot out of it. What I learn from other people's life is huge. It often shows me that some of my problems are normal. This is a great help to understand my worries and my thoughts. And to put them into perspective. If you look at other people and what they handled during their life and you compare it with your life and your problems it gives you a great amount of clarity.
And now comes the even more fascinating bit: I know the author relatively well. We are not friends but have friends in common. I feel we are more than acquaintances. I meet this person often, about once a week or so. I like him a lot and feel we have some things in common. Reading through his life story (which by the way is excellently written, he is a great author) I even start feeling closer to him. But on the other side I feel a strange emotion when reading the book. Like walking in on a friend when they come out of the shower. It is hard to describe. An auto-biographic book gives a deep insight into someone's life. But here it is more.
What will I feel about him when I finish the book. When I arrived with him at the point of his journey when he will change again from the traveler he was into the person I know? What will I do with my questions? Usually I have no chance of asking them. But here,when I will meet him, how can I not ask them?
Many times I read books about people's life and a wish grows in me to meet them and talk to them. The last book I read was David Suzuki's biography. And here I am reading a book about someone's life and I will meet and will talk to him. Amazing!
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