Pages and Beyond

“Of course we can’t visit every place or meet every person or do every job, yet most of what we’d feel in any life is still available. We don’t have to play every game to know what winning feels like. We don’t have to hear every piece of music in the world to understand music. We don’t have to have tried every variety of grape from every vineyard to know the pleasure of wine. Love and laughter and fear and pain are universal currencies.”

Damn, I can’t stop obsessing on this quote, so felt like sharing with you all here.

One Story, Three Perspectives

“Do you believe in controlling life with money or you already know that that it is money who controls you?”

I know I might sound stupid to many of you talking about money, but dear readers if I won’t talk about it now, then how would I convince you to read the book I am going to talk about today.

“He was astonished when he got back. The monkey was cradling the baby in her lap like a mother. The rags she had been wrapped in were lying to the side. The baby wasn’t crying and had opened her eyes, soaking up the warmth of the monkey’s body. Seeing her master enter, Laccho quickly put the baby back in her rags and stepped back in fear.”

Animals too have sympathy. Do you agree?

“Why do things seem beautiful when we think about them as the past? Is the present only helpful in collecting memories? Can we only find happiness by looking at the past?”

Do you also spend time rejuvenating the past rather than finding joys in the present? This book is going to change your perspective of looking at life.

A bird on my windowsill by Manav Kaul is a bundle of emotions, love, joy, sorrow, and a journey

in itself.

This story isn’t about that man, so you don’t really need to think about him right now. Well obviously you can’t help thinking about him, it’s like saying "Don't think about biscuits,” and now you are thinking about biscuits.”

I bet you are now thinking about biscuits.

”If you find my stories dirty, the society you are living in is dirty. With my stories, I only expose the truth,” said Manto.

Isn’t that a bitter truth that the person who tries to unfold the wrong practices done in the society is treated as the sinner or culprit in itself. I am sure you might have come across such people or you might yourself have faced the stern look of the society when you tried to expose the wrong doings.

“The days of nothingness don't always have to end in burnout or start feeling frustrated and helpless. You can change them before you hit rock bottom.”

Does that make any sense to you? I am sure you feel it, because we all go through the days when we end up doing nothing and we start cribbing ourselves for not being productive.

Have you ever read a short story collection full of diverse genres leading from heart-warming tales to spine-chilling narratives or redemption story in one single book? If not, let me tell you about one such book I read recently.

Yes, I look out that window every day. I notice the change in the trees, how strong the wind is blowing. It’s as if I can see time actually passing through that window pane. Because I know my time is almost done, I am drawn to nature like I’m seeing it for the first time.

It is an excerpt from the book I will be talking about today and I wish to highlight how beautifully nature helps us to realize real-time in life.

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Ever thought of witnessing life on planets other than Earth? What if I tell you a book that talks about colonizing Mars? Will you check it out?

I am sure that intrigued you and gave a hint about where I am leading to.