Today, I am reminded of my love of reading. My boss’s daughter Affy (I hope I spelled her
name right. If not, and you get to read
this, sorry, Affy!) brought a book with her when she visited her mom at the
office today. Over lunch, I noticed and
told her I loved the series which the book belongs to. She gushed and we got to talking a bit about
how we loved that particular series and the conversation naturally drifted to
other related topics (favourite authors, other favourite books…). I even earned a fist-bump for saying I liked
a particular author over another. (Yey!) Hehehe.
Throughout our conversation, I found myself face to face
with myself decades ago (probably a lot nerdier). You see, for every “Oh my God!” moment that
Affy and I shared today, I am reminded of a young me who would probably gush at
the same things. When I offered Affy my
iPad so she could read more on the series she was on (she’s almost through with
her book and it’s just past lunch time), she walked away happy… and then rushed
back to gush more because she was in awe of my ebook collection. I laughed and offered to send her copies of
the books she wanted copies of through email.
She then walked away with a huge grin, muttering something about reading
my Archie comic book collection first.
To be completely honest, I cannot help but feel a bit sad. ‘Truth
is, while I hold so many books in my ebook collection, I rarely have the time
to read a page of those books. I yearn
for the days when I couldn’t put a book down for days. I miss having a reading marathon in bed just
because it was a rainy day and I didn’t feel like doing anything else. I miss going to law school on an examination
day toting a Harry Potter book I couldn’t
put down, instead of review materials I needed to study for the test.
I will go back to my beloved books (all of which haunt me as
they are neatly tucked in my iPad) soon.
For now, I focus on motherhood and my new career, but I know it won’t
take long for me to cozy up with a good read.
It’s just in my system. It’s been
a potent source of my happiness ever since I was a little girl. I wish I could share this with my little
bubwit. I know I’ll try. A blessed
Maundy Thursday 2013 to everyone!
i feel you Shy :) i stare at my kindle and realize it's my most prized (material) possession haha now that i am a full time mom and no longer a slave to the corporate world, i have more time than i ever did, but there are days i wish i could just laze around, get cozy in bed with my kindle and get lost in my current read and not do house chores. so the rare chance i get to do those, i revel in it. hope you can, too this lent :)
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