“Some women have a weakness for shoes.

I can go barefoot if necessary. I have a weakness for books.”  

– Oprah Winfrey

         The Generous Book Lover

6:14 A.M. , 10th October, 2018

Backstory: It’s Wednesday yet again, and I have begun to love my Wednesdays more than before. And why not? My #WordlessWednesday post goes live, I get to read some exclusive ones in the linky, and go for my early morning walks with my friends. The icing on the cake, these friends are bibliophiles (book lovers), also biophiles or biophilia** (those who love life and all that is alive), and fitness enthusiasts to boot; just like me. I walk with these friends thrice a week – Monday, Wednesday and Friday for an hour; our start time being 5:30 A.M.

I have been a bit under the weather off late. Last evening the fever crept in again and I could not schedule my post a day in advance, like I usually do. Well,  I determined to feel better after popping in a Crocin Cold and Flu, did my Reiki healing before I turned in, and was blessed to wake up bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, for my morning jaunt. I also smashed my exercise goal by five extra minutes today.

I’ve never been much of a “walk” person; cycling, running, strength training being my preference any day. But thanks to a long drawn knee injury, walking has become a habit now for over a month. And believe you me, I’m loving it. I even walk my dogs in the morning these days.

I realise when we walk, we stumble upon the most unexpected. A lone peacock calling out to its mate, the divine Night Jasmines/Shiuli carpeting the roads,  discovering a new flower or tree , bumping into a friend, or the four-legged friends of mine, who live around the block and so on, so forth.

The world is brimming with goodness all around us. We just have to open our eyes and look. Share on X

The Generous Book Lover: Today was exclusive. I finally chanced upon the much talked about “Take a Book, Leave a Book” library. It stood gloriously holding more than a dozen odd books. It smelt of a fresh coat of paint and sat pretty, right in front of this generous book lovers home. What a beautiful concept this, ain’t it? I would think twice, before lending out my books in a manner such as this. I’m way too possessive about my books. I would worry about dog ears, losing a book here and there and what-have-yous.

But, this home maker with a PhD; Anupamaa Bakaya has gone right ahead and shared her precious books with the world at large. And in the process she gets to read the books that people leave for her in this little library box. Quite a circle of book love this!

Don’t you think, the world is brimming with goodness all around? We just have to open our eyes and look.

Happiness shared, is happiness doubled. Share on X

Would you lend your books like Anupamaa does? Would you open out your heart and hearth to a concept like this? I’m having second thoughts now; maybe I would. Would love to hear your thoughts on this.

**Biophile from Biophilia: (from Greek bíos, life and philía, attraction, love), a term that was first used by Erich Fromm, who defined it as “the passionate love of life and of all that is alive.”

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