Chasing a feeling through books
Hey you beautiful people! . Many of you might be knowing me as the guy who makes you read books, who kindles your interest in reading books. I have been reading books for actively for 5+ years, and I keep analyzing changes that fundamentally occur inside me as a result. They all say- do what you love, follow your passion. But there is a precursor to this, you first need to know yourself. And that’s what reading has helped me with the most- knowing myself.
All my life, right from schooling, college, job in India, masters in the USA etc I have always been told to work hard, earn money, conventionally tick off the checkbox. House, car, family, vacation etc. There is a standard box which everyone wants to fit you in, only then you “think” you would be successful. Now just hold this thought, you want to be successful and check all of these boxes, why? Why do you struggle so hard, live away from family, toil extensively for money, try to manage everyone’s expectations around you, why?
To feel something.
To feel good about yourself, to feel good about your life. That’s it. You are chasing that feeling in the end.
It’s a magical feeling, it’s a new emotion stirring inside you, releasing happy hormones.Now what if I tell you, by reading books, you will get to experience several of these magic feelings. They are not exactly identical to the feeling I talked about, but you ll experience several other feelings which you otherwise would never get a chance to experience in your life. A string of pearls, of these feelings woven together, makes a successful life of any individual I feel. You are everyone when you think the same as everyone, but the moment you ‘feel’, you become you. You are a result of millions of years of evolution, given a chance to be alive in this era.
I live in the US and I know many friends who are super rich. Conventionally you might think- they have made it in life. But a closer look into them reveals that money is not the answer. There is still some misery lurking around, why is money not making them satisfied? People literally look for ways to spend money to momentarily feel something. Everyone is chasing that feeling. I feel very proud of myself that I get to experience these feelings through books, and I treasure them. It’s a whole wide world, a billion experiences to chase.
The feeling of : I’m bigger because I know how small I am, is precious. Make it worth. Thank you for reading!