Tuesday 12 May 2009

In Choosing

I believe I have learned a life lesson yesterday. It's not often that a person learns something important by themselves, but I am glad I did.

It's about choices, and how we choose what we choose.

Like, finding a book you've searched for for six years.. opting not to get it because the rent is due. And books are about the only things I can honestly say I am addicted to.

It's not what we want that makes us happy; rather, it's what we need. The feeling of sadness is quickly subdued by the great and awesome feeling that one has made a choice not out of personal desire, but out of necessity and of understanding how life works. Life works in the long-term, and not in short-term gratifications.

Perhaps I have taken one step forward to leaving my childhood, teenage, and 'young adult' years behind, to welcome the next chapter of my life as a grown man.


Jay~

10 comments:

  1. i had a feeling you would do that.
    huggie! <3
    you were hesitating kasi the other day.
    i can still remember what you told me. :D
    if the next time you go to national bookstore and the book is still there, that means it is meant for you. :)

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  2. Haha.. :) Does that mean you're getting the book for me? :P

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  3. =)

    Proud of you Jay.

    What's the book you've been looking for for six years?

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  4. Dune by Frank Herbert.

    The Dune, as in, the greatest science fiction book of all time. :D

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  5. So...the Philippines must be really sad then because I see 'Dune' in every bookshop. Heh.

    And they sell it in Belle's Bookshop back in Miri!

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  6. I know! I had it when I was in Form 2, and I read it. It got lost (I know, I know, shouldn't be losing books and all) and now I want a copy.

    Books here are very expensive, and yeah, it is sad, because - believe it or not - I have some friends who have not read a single (non-academic) book in their entire lives. I think that's just.. unacceptable.

    A typical paperback is like RM40-RM50 here. A rather hard to find paperback will cost as much as RM100. Hard bounds, forget it. Not exactly within a uni student's budget.

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  7. I think a lot of Malaysians don't read outside academics either. I think on average it was a page a year for Malaysians o.O It's like...what the *insert rude word here XD* o.O

    Gosh, they're soo expensive! What a pity =(

    Word: pastera

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  8. If I'm not mistaken, it's either Holland or Denmark that has the highest amount of books read per capita. Something over a hundred books a year per citizen. WOW.

    And I think Eritrea has the lowest, because the literacy level is about 23% or so (2009 figures).

    Yeah yeah. Walking fact book FTW. :P

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