Over 7000 books...over 1000 authors...over 5 racks and over 12 rows, thats how we arranged books in our home. Sad part of me is that I have never glanced any of the books, apart from few. "Few" are the only one whose author is my Dad. Infact Kannada poetry. Not only read my father's books, but even gave my "foolish" comments....that the only thing I am good at. Commenting on others....!! And worst part of it, how many times I thought "I would have never commented like that..!! " But arrow pulled from a bow can not be taken back. That sucks…. Oops..I am wandering somewhere else...letz get back to blog….!!
Yup…. Over 7000 books. Lifting these books from the racks and arranging these books in order back is biggest hurdle we face in our home, whenever we decide to paint entire home to make home look “new”..!! We keep weekends dedicated to lifting books and same for arranging. Mom used to prepare tea in between when we are working on this huge task.
Whenever I pull around 20 books from rack, each time I wish I would have read the book facing towards me i.e.20th book. And every time 20th book will be a different one..!!! In other words all books are “highly” intellectual ones and deserved to read once. You take any good author’s name you will find at least one book in pile of books.
There are not too many romantic novel and stories….!!! Most of them are “philosophical”….Contradictory philosophies of Gandhi, Osho, Madhwa, Lenin, Tagore …etc. Amazing different logical answers to each of your questions against life. Looks each one are correct in some ways.
There was a thought in one of the book (may be from Zen philosophy…!! I am not sure..!! ) .
Every human being used to say “I have more than you” . Like I have more “money” than you,
I have more “respect” than you, I have more “good looking” than you , I have more “books” than you…!!! …..not only good things…even I have more “sorrows” than you. And the thought even prolonged saying that even a person having more sorrows has sub-consciously feels “happy”..as he has more…!!!
Even I hate this thought…..but worth to spend some time thinking on this thought.
Thought books will give only mental strain….but tremendous physical strain too when you have too many books…!! Finally yet another time successfully “lifted” around 7000 books ….and when we completed the task I promised myself that I will read at least “few” books in coming days…!!
Me and Dad finally get exhausted,,,,,in the mean time heard a loud voice from my mom…”Tea is ready…!!! “ :-)
Yup…. Over 7000 books. Lifting these books from the racks and arranging these books in order back is biggest hurdle we face in our home, whenever we decide to paint entire home to make home look “new”..!! We keep weekends dedicated to lifting books and same for arranging. Mom used to prepare tea in between when we are working on this huge task.
Whenever I pull around 20 books from rack, each time I wish I would have read the book facing towards me i.e.20th book. And every time 20th book will be a different one..!!! In other words all books are “highly” intellectual ones and deserved to read once. You take any good author’s name you will find at least one book in pile of books.
There are not too many romantic novel and stories….!!! Most of them are “philosophical”….Contradictory philosophies of Gandhi, Osho, Madhwa, Lenin, Tagore …etc. Amazing different logical answers to each of your questions against life. Looks each one are correct in some ways.
There was a thought in one of the book (may be from Zen philosophy…!! I am not sure..!! ) .
Every human being used to say “I have more than you” . Like I have more “money” than you,
I have more “respect” than you, I have more “good looking” than you , I have more “books” than you…!!! …..not only good things…even I have more “sorrows” than you. And the thought even prolonged saying that even a person having more sorrows has sub-consciously feels “happy”..as he has more…!!!
Even I hate this thought…..but worth to spend some time thinking on this thought.
Thought books will give only mental strain….but tremendous physical strain too when you have too many books…!! Finally yet another time successfully “lifted” around 7000 books ….and when we completed the task I promised myself that I will read at least “few” books in coming days…!!
Me and Dad finally get exhausted,,,,,in the mean time heard a loud voice from my mom…”Tea is ready…!!! “ :-)
2 comments:
Good One! Naveen...
Do you really feel, books cause mental strain?
I liked "person having more sorrows has sub-consciously feels “happy”..as he has more…!!!"
Its TRUE
"Mental Strain" is very subjective word. If ur mind keeps on thinking about the book u read...i call it as strain to mind....but its pleasure strain...!! some pain worth to take...
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