I’m an avid reader, so are many of my friends. All along I am looking for ideas, inspiration, skills when I read a book. Why do I read that much? It’s to get something out from that book. Investing my time to read a book, getting something out of it is not too much to ask for after all, at least that’s what I think.
This morning while I was reading “The Monk Who Sold His Ferarri“, this statement in the book hit me.
“It’s not what you get out of the book, but what the book
can get out of you that will ultimately change you life.”
Isn’t it so true? We have the kind of mentality that we got to squeeze juices out from a book. We are educated from young that the objective of a book is to transfer information or knowledge. That’s what a book is all about. With that mentality, after investing time in reading a book, we want to draw as many lessons as we can from it. I guess there’s nothing wrong in doing that and we shoud continue to do that.
The additional thing to be aware now is - who you have become after reading. It makes no sense to get the lessons and messages from the author but your life do not change, you do not improve. I knew of people whose life remains the same after reading some books. It maybe the case that they are not thinking hard enough while they are reading, or they are simply lazy to push themselves for the change.
With this statement, my life will surely improve and transform. Everyday is a day of learning and experiencing.
