Book Sale

Im a bookworm and so you can always find me at bookstores and now at Book sale!! They have cheap books, because they are used anyway but it doesn't matter right? It's like sharing your blessing to others since you already finished reading your book. But me, no. I'm not going to give out or sell the books I finished reading. I let my siblings and friends borrow it though.

Because everytime I get to open a page of a read book, it always bring me to a new high or a new level of enthusiasm, excitement and learning. Do you ever have the feeling of, you know when you finish reading a great book, suddenly you'll realize that you didn't really understand what you read or most of what you read if not all? Well, it happens to me sometimes, that's why whenever I feel like reading it again I freely do so. 

Coz, I want to absorb as much as I can, and I can only do that if I understand fully the contents of the book. It also goes well with my writing, I have to read to learn and widen my wisdom of how, why and what things are like from them to my own perspective to be written down as fact not just by my own. Understand to interpret. Clear and understood by a lot of people.

That's why I love Bob Ong so much. His humour and intelligence brings out something to the readers, thought provoking and awakening. I almost gave up writing to be honest, since my last meaningful Rizal subject with Mr. Deleon in UPHS who left me with a quote from Rizal himself. "I shall pass this road only but once, so whatever good I can do with my fellowmen; let me do it now. For I shall not pass this road again." 

Noble right? But I got his point. I can't study what I want anymore when I'm 50 years old, yes,I could be rich if I took up Nursing today. But how about with my hands shaking or my eyes blurred? Nah. By that time I am teaching and sharing what I have with the new generation, by that time I am already a respected, award-winning(woohoo!) writer, got my degree in AdMU AB Creative Writing, and finished my MA in UPD. No time wasted. And yeah, contented and happy.

The message is simple. I know it's quite far from what suppose to be said from the blog title, I know it's getting a little boring too, if you are the….. but I want everyone to know that Money can't buy your happiness, if you're not happy with what you're doing. Then stop, give yourself a break. Inhale, exhale then think. Would you rather be filthyyyy rich but not happy, anxious or living a simple life, not too much of a salary but enough to feed your children (think 10 years from now) or to take your gf out to dinner, buy few clothes and things you need, happy, contented and peaceful.

 The thought just came into me when I heard of the NCAE for highschool students, its late, right. But life is what you make. Do or don't make it well, it's your lost. At the end it wll be you, sitting at the porch in your rocking chair, thinking of what could've been if you followed your heart. I learned from it, that's why I dont let anyone affect my decisions in life. It has always been me and God. 

Now, I'm happy, contented and peaceful with the life that I choose. The course that I chose, the life I wanted eversince.