Of reading and fantasy....

Reading a hobby and passion.....I could go on hours together reading.....not even remotely aware of things around me....Losing myself in the fantasy world built by the authors..following the perils and adventures of the characters....living life through their experiences....the world of mystical beauty is just endless....


While I read almost everything I could lay my hands on..very few are the books which made me pause..think..introspect..and in the end inspired me to move on and dare to dream beyond the realms of possibility... Is it extraordinary to dream?? a cynical mind may question.....but then in the run-of-the mill lifestyle....there is absolutely no time to dream... in the rat race every second is precious and dreaming is the job of idle minds....definitely not my forte..one would say...


I learnt life would be less cynical and monotonous..if we care to pay attention..if we listen to the small and honest voice which comes from our heart....We are too busy to even notice it...I remember reading THE ALCHEMIST. If pen is more powerful than sword...this book is the standing example...It definitely turned my secure world topsy-turvy.. All the things which I believed seemed hopeless..My lofty dreams senseless...and the mundane things suddenly were the epitome of greatness...


My favourite verse ....which I now hold close to my heart is "The universe conspires to give you the thing you want"... It some how makes all the toil for a dream worthwhile... In the days of darkness..of lonliness...of despair..it brings you tremendous strength...Just the knowledge that there is a bigger and much greater power than you..striving along with you to realise your dream..is enough to make a lion-hearted man out of you...You are then willing to take that less trodden path to realie your dreams....to reach out and test the limits of endurance....to push the realms of possibility further....to knock out the 'I' from Impossible....


Do I now dream and achieve preposterous things??... I would say I now dare to dream...to walk to the end of the road to achieve what I percieve to be mine...Did just a book did that to me??... The answer would be yes.... It did bring about a phenomenal change in me....made me a different person.... made me realise what I really wanted from life..... the importance of listening to the small but persistent voice of my conscience....of charting my own path....and also the art of making my imprints in the sands of time...however small and insignificant they might be...... It made me wake up from the deep slumber of lifeless existence.... I am a visibly changed person now... More at peace with myself...


Must say that book was a great read......