You are agreed to in point of factOriginally Posted by wilbur lim
You are agreed to in point of fact
“Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature””
“If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe, the speculum of all creation.
I know what you mean about escape reality. I think I do that more on the computer though. I have been in a very dry spell lately for reading. I feel guilty because I have so many books yet to be read. I even would like to purchase more but keep telling myself I have to tackle these first. I started a book and just got stuck and like I said I hate to abandon it and yet it is barring me from reading other better books. I am a fool not to just let that one go and move on, I guess. I tried to read some two night's ago, before going to sleep and feel asleep reading it. Then last night I tried reading the new Shakespeare play but I felt lost and fell asleep again. I guess I need to read a short synopsis on that play first so I know exactly what is going on with all the various characters. I long mostly to read "The Idiot". I should just cut to the chase and start that tonight.It is surely an attempt to escape... myself. I usually read to escape life in general but sometimes I feel the need to avoid even myself and such fluffy books (romances and mysteries) seem to do the trick for me. After a while, I feel refreshed and carry on as usual (of course, meanwhile I start dealing with the issues at hand too, which is the main thing that helps me move on, I guess, rather than the books).
Last edited by Janine; 09-18-2008 at 05:25 PM.
"It's so mysterious, the land of tears."
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Always take the brain breaks SherThey help keep you interested in the stuff with more literary merit
When I'm in a slump, I'll grab a cheesy romance and read on. It is like comfort food for me. Don't get me wrong, I love to read Shakespeare and such when I've the time, but when I just need a me moment with a pick me up... I run strait to the $5 book section at Wal-Mart and grab whatever suits my fancy
Even when I have plenty of time to read, I try to limit myself to no more than two literary works a month. It helps to eliminate that burned out feeling. The rest is just fluff, but it is enjoyable fluff
Nobody in point of fact can say what life really is. People make guesses and in point of fact they never can arrive at the true meaning of life. That is why man has been constantly seeking for God thinking that God alone knows the secret of life. That is why people keep on praying thinking that prayers sublimates their minds and that keep him closer to his maker.
Man takes to science thinking that science can take him to the sources wherein the meting of life is hidden.
“Those who seek to satisfy the mind of man by hampering it with ceremonies and music and affecting charity and devotion have lost their original nature””
“If water derives lucidity from stillness, how much more the faculties of the mind! The mind of the sage, being in repose, becomes the mirror of the universe, the speculum of all creation.
OK, it is happening again...
Yesterday I finished Interpreter of Maladies and since yesterday I have started four different books but none of them doing it for me...
I don't feel like reading :-/
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Scher, I just noticed I posted the one, before you one whole yr ago! Yikes and I have not hardly read a thing this past year; I admit it. I think I did read all of L's short stories, which I had not gotten to yet, after reading "The Idiot"...at least, I finished that book for the discussion thread. I started a little known novel by Hawthorne and painfully the progress is super slow. It's not difficult reading; but it just didn't grab me or Virgil said, in advice to you; I think he was right; try to tackle a few less books. I don't know how you do it, with school and overseeing this site and then reading 4 and 5 books a month. I am too slow a reader to even finish one a month. I know that is pathetic compared to most here; but experiencing (for over a year...eeekkkk) has gone on too long and it has to end eventually, right?
Chapter 7, The Little Prince ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
I'd take a break and perhaps focus on prettying up your profile page.
Still sounds like a good idea.
Do, or do not. There is no try. - Yoda
Perhaps adding a little "looking" into your reading could help spice things up. The graphic novel Maus won a special Pulitzer prize in 1992. It's a holocaust story, so it's a bit of a downer. Blankets by Craig Thompson is an excellent graphic novel and less of a downer.
“Oh crap”
-- Hellboy
I went through this once, it lasted 2 years.
I hope yours doesn't last that long... bad times
"...You are not wrong, who deem
That my days have been a dream;
Yet if hope has flown away
In a night, or in a day,
In a vision, or in none,
Is it therefore the less gone?..." E. A. Poe
I think you might be right that I do get a little too ambitious at times. I have been reading non-stop for the past 4-5 months -both for pleasure and for studies- and it is taking its toll on me.
Today I went to the library and picked some light reading to take a little break.Alright, alright. You need to suggest a theme, though.Still sounds like a good idea.Today I picked some "paperback romances" from the library to help renew my strength but I will try and see if I can find the books you recommend as well. Thanks.You can say that again!bad times
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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Fairly often I fall a bit out of love with reading, usually after some massive read that overshadows anything else I try to start. Usually, I just sit back and let the feeling of a satisfying, involved read subside and the pining to immerse myself in some whole new world take over again.
"Etiquette is etiquette. He kills his mother but he can't wear grey trousers."
-James Joyce
I know that this is Sche's thread, but I've been feeling rotten, having not been able to read as often as I'd like to because of work. And whenever I do find free time, I'm too tired out to read and just go on here or something. Somebody reassure me that I'm not a bad person, because I've been reading "The Idiot" and I've felt like I've been neglecting such a great book.
The Moments of Dominion
That happen on the Soul
And leave it with a Discontent
Too exquisite — to tell —
-Emily Dickinson
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVW8GCnr9-I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ckGIvr6WVw4
It's okay Daniel'son. Hell, that sounds pretty normal to me. Work all day, come home tired. It's tough to find time to read when you're not either waking up, hungry, or falling asleep. Just keep going -- steal those few moments of wakefulness for reading.
Oh, and well, nobody likes this when I say it but, watch fewer movies. Books are better. I rarely watch movies and instead use that time for reading.
Keep on keepin' on.
“Oh crap”
-- Hellboy
Daniel> I agree with The Comedian on watching fewer movies; it turns into an addiction and tires the brain in so many ways.
You can always give Chick Lit a try... It seems like it is helping me!
The Comedian> None of the books you have listed at my library's catalogue :-/
Their graphic novel section is size of small DVD cabinet anyway.
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"It is not that I am mad; it is only that my head is different from yours.”
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[QUOTE=Scheherazade;801048]Daniel> I agree with The Comedian on watching fewer movies; it turns into an addiction and tires the brain in so many ways.
I can't find the films to watch on sky! I can't watch crap anymore.
I know what you mean about reading fatigue. Often I just need to find the right book such as a sci-fi actioner for a bit of light relief. The last one I read was Perdido Street Station by China Mieville.
A sci-fi actioner or a good film every now and then, but I can't seem to get a film I like on Sky!!!
Perhaps I'm lucky.
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