I am 56 years old as of Sunday and have only the fact that I like reading books to point to as being an achievement of mine. So I thought that I should write about why and how I read. Perhaps it will be of use to some youngster who is making his (or her) […]
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Its raining insights
I had the book, Of Human Bondage, by Somerset Maugham in my bookshelf for a long time. I don’t even remember when and where I purchased it. I had made some years back to read the classics and then never got around to reading the many classics that I purchased. Just last week, out of […]
The Perils of Reading
I have been deeply influenced in my life by the books I have read. This has affected me in ways both good and bad. I recently came across a couple of sentences in the book, Of Human Bondage, written by Somerset Maugham which diagnosed my situation so well that just these two sentences are worth […]
A Hodgepodge of Thoughts
One of the first things you learn about writing articles for a blog is that you should pick only one topic and know what you want to write about. But this article will break the rules. I am writing whatever is in the top of my head right now. So here goes: Experience is a […]