I want to tell you a story. It is about my life.
I was a little girl when my grandfather taught me the
love for books.
He started with comic books; I loved to be involved
with all those stories. My passion grew day by day. I wanted to read more and
more.
He had a lot of books, story books, school books,
poetry books, books of all types.
And I was satisfied to be there, alone, in silence,
with books and my grandpa reading all the time.
Today I can say books have changed my life since the
first time I read my first one.
When I am feeling alone, books are the way to take me to
another place, an imaginary one. When I am feeling full of people’s talk, books
are the way to be alone and forget all people’s problem, all people’s mistakes.
When I am in a different place, books are the way to connect me with this
place. When I am feeling sad, books are the way to forget my sadness and think
of another thing. When I am happy, books are the way to keep my feet on the
floor and not forget life has ups and downs. Books are the way to keep me
introverted.
And if you think being introverted is a bad thing, you
aren’t completely wrong; neither completely right.
Every single person sometimes needs some time to
reflection. Some time to organize the mind. Reflect about some attitudes. Reflect
about the world situation. Think about their own future. Think about
relationships. Etc. This is the introverted side.
On the other hand, every person needs to feel part of
something. Part of a family, part of a sport team, part of a job team, part of
a social project, etc. Every single person needs to make friends. No one can be
alone in this world, or would be insane.
The point is, one in a three people is introverted and
if you are one of these, do not be ashamed about that. Enjoy your introverted
side and try to be a little bit extroverted.
My grandfather taught me one side, the other one I have
learnt looking around.
But I will never be grateful enough for this
knowledge.
Today he is too old to read, he can’t do it anymore
and I see how much this makes him sad. So, enjoy your time when you can.
Natyh Oliveira ~
PS.: Texto escrito originalmente em inglês.
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