I have just finished reading John Green’s “The Fault In Our Stars” last weekend and it gave me waterfalls. Nevertheless, it was a book worth reading. It centered around the lives of two characters, Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters. For me, this book allowed its readers to see through the inner workings of the mind of the people on the brink of death due to an incurable disease such as cancer. More than a love story between two hopeless teenage cancer victims, it was a story about life and how Hazel Grace and Augustus saw the world and life in general and living the most out of the limited time they’re given. It’s a really beautiful story that once I finished reading the book, it make me think of how precious life is. I thought to myself how lucky I am to have been born healthy and to have the opportunity to see the world in a way that a lot of people especially the likes of Augustus Waters and Hazel Grace can only dream about yet I chose to waste my time complaining, being ungrateful and selfish. If you have time, read it. You will definitely not regret reading The Fault in our Stars.
I love books so much. One of the things that I am most thankful about in life is the existence of books and creative minds of writers who create timeless tales. If there’s one thing I pride myself for, it’s my intense love for reading books. I know a lot of people who loathe reading and I’m just so glad that I’m not one of them. I cannot imagine life without books. Too bad that some people will never get to realize the extent and stretch of human imagination that comes in the form of novels. While I was reading The Fault In Our Stars, I saw the quote above about some books being too personal and special that it feels like it’s a betrayal to share that special book to the world. At first, I thought it was just me who feels that way in certain books I loved then, I saw that quote. I’m not crazy after all. Thinking about it, maybe there are some books that tells the stories that makes you happy and allows you to step into another sphere that’s just impossible to happen in reality but is just too desirable that you have to show to everyone that that’s your ideal life. It gives you an temporary escape from the harsh real world. These are the books written without any deep purpose but to entertain the reader. It doesn’t mimic your story, it just shows your expectations about life that doesn’t always follow in reality. Then there are books that tells your story through a fictional character’s perspective. It doesn’t matter how mushy or dark the story is about. It touches a sensitive part in your life and you just feel that the book was tailor made for you. It becomes yours. It answers your questions about life or certain personal events which has affected you in a way that you may have successfully accomplished or may have failed to realize. You search for answers through the character and think, “What if I have dealt with it the same way as the character did?” or “What if I try to be THAT person?”. But even if the character succeeds or not in finding the answers to the forever unfathomable complexities of life, at the end of it, the weight of the world becomes lighter than before. Books are written to inspire and to find your story in a novel means you are fighting a battle worth all the pain and struggle. These are the books that you just don’t share to everyone. Remember what people say, that the more people know about something the less special that something becomes? There’s something mysteriously beautiful about something that’s not meant for everyone to see. If a certain book tells your story and it helps you get through life, it is definitely something you’d never want to get tired loving and holding on to so you just keep it to yourself.
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