Carpe diem

Carpe diem

Would like to share two quotes which struck me while reading books recently.

One is from the famous book ‘The Secret’ by Rhonda Byrne
“Your life is in your hands. No matter where you are now, no matter what has happened in your life, you can begin to consciously choose your thoughts, and you can change your life. There is no such thing as a hopeless situation. Every single circumstance of your life can change!”

Incidentally, I found the core idea of the whole book very similar to that of Paulo Coelho’s ‘The Alchemist’.  That wallpaper quote — "when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”

In ‘The Secret’, it discusses ‘the law of attraction’. Two sides of the same coin?

Another quote is from a speech by JK Rowling which was published as a book later. The book is 'Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination’. In the speech, she quotes Seneca, “As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters.”

This is also similar to ‘Carpe diem’ or ‘seize the day’.

No need to explain more. LIVE…LAUGH… AND LOVE…

Bookspotting

Bookspotting

There are many sites which recommend, or give information about books and authors.
But what to read next is always a baffling question for me.
I try to pick books in many ways.
One of which I will try to explain.

I hadn't heard about an author named Gore Vidal until I saw an interview of Aamir Khan.

No, he was not speaking about Vidal. The interview was done near his study table and there were some books on it. This was the name I could read from it. And recently, there was another photo of Aamir in an airport. The first thing I noticed is the book in his hand. Tried to zoom on it and read the title. It is SAPIENS - A Brief History Of Humankind.

So now, I can say Aamir Khan has recommended two books for me. Don't know when I will read those or will I like them.

Ever since, I watched Vaaranam Aayiram, I wanted to read the book Illusions - Adventures Of A Reluctant Messiah. In the movie, the heroine gifts this book to hero when he is going through a period of personal crisis.

Another example is Kaiyoppu. The movie is about an avid reader who is penning his first book. So there are many discussions on books and authors. When the hero hears from his ex-girlfriend after a long time, they discuss about a title they both loved during their college days - My Life by Isadora Duncan. That too is a recommendation.

There are many books out there recommended for you, some hidden in the background, some in a dialogue or in some other way. I try to spot it and try to find more about it. Being a slow and lazy reader, don't know when I will get hold on those books and finish it. I also don't know if it will suit my taste. As they say, "You can't judge a book by its cover".