many books and new years
i love books. i feel as if each book i pick up from the shelf has something new and important to tell me. and i am eager to listen -- or read, for that matter -- what new insight, bright idea, inspiring thought or controversial argument awaits to titillate my mind. i burst with energy to flip the pages all at once and absorb... book after book. story after story. seeing life articulated onto white surface: snapshots. narratives. lessons.
sprinting from one cover to another however does deplete the essence of reading. like vintage wine gulped recklessly. unsavored and unappreciated. doing injustice to something someone worked hard on for weeks. months. or even years.
so goes with life. where most choose to rush past to find themselves ultimately old and shriveled, others prefer to stroll and pace.
the coming year brings fresh hope, new opportunities and a clear, unobstructed view of life. and i've made a decision to start it right--with comfortable flipflops, a sturdy walking stick, and a renewed spirit.
may the pages of 2007 be written with the vibrance of rich words. may each flip resonate with the goodness of life. and may it be felt and lived with love, eagerness and passion.
a blessed new year to all!
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posted by kiko @ 4:46 PM
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this post is so 59th st. bridge song :)
hoy new year na magkita naman tayo :p
A good book like conversation with a good friend demands something of us. Good conversations change us but we need to be open to the possibility of being changed. Often what passes for conversation is really meaningless chatter--and reading too can degenerate into a lot of mental static. I want to read a book that masters me, overwhelms me with new insight or holds reality up to my face so clearly that I feel like weeping. As in conversations, nothing is gained unless we let go of control and let ourselves become vulnerable to the beckoning of another's soul.
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