I love books. Good books. Books that are mine, not by ownership but by “meant to be” (they usually end up to be mine “by ownership” anyway). I love to read.
I used to feel uneasy that I didn’t read all the books we have in our house: if you bought the book you must read it cover to cover otherwise it is waste of money. B.S.B.S. In fact, it is totally cool to have books that you didn’t read yet – you can pick up something from your own bookshelf and read. And enjoy. And you don’t have to read it through up to the end. Read it, put it back until the next call when you’ll come and pick it again.
Good books are like life – it is not about coming to the end, it is about the process.
I usually read several books at the same time and it is not a fact that I’ll finish them all. Maybe some of them will remain half-readed forever. And that’s all right. Every book is a conversation between you and an author, you and another person. Books like people – they come to our life for a reason (and with some of those you have to think very hard to come to conclusion why they popped up in your space), or for a season, or for a lifetime. And who said that you must to listen to everything every person you meet in your life has to say? even if they are brilliant according to others and everybody around love to listen to them…. Same with books.
I love our home library. It is not extensive by any means, but it consists of the books that were soulfully selected: not only they found their way into our house, but they also managed to stay through book de-cluttering events I do time to time.
I love our home library. I know the books we have. I don’t know them entirely, word to word, page to page, but I know where to find something when I needed. When I want to read, or I should say to talk with somebody wise, I pick up something from a shelf, or a nightstand, or a kitchen counter….. and read it….. and I enjoy the conversation…. and sometimes it is not what I want to hear, but it’s almost always what I need to hear at the moment….
People you read become your friends, you peers, your cabinet. Just choose wisely whom you want in your space.