Saturday, August 12, 2006
quote of the day: "the better for my foes and the worse for my friends ... they(friends) praise me - and they make an ass of me"
taken from william shakespeare's
twelfth night. i realised i still love
twelfth night. the love and disguise and the entertaining parts with sir andrew and sir toby and malvolio with his yellow stockings, cross-gartered! lol. i love it. entertaining. though the play is supposedly to be a comedy, we still see hints of various dark sides in it, example, sadism and how manipulative people are, for their own entertainment and for
carpe diem. i seem to be able to connect the story even with the modern people. probably we can say humans do not change the weaknesses we have, probably, the work of the devil. anyway we enjoy books when we think and ponder over it. books bring new perspectives and new ideas. power of language can never be undermined or despised. language can be as manipulative as it can be. because of language, our life is so exciting and unexpected. it brings colours and flavours to life, like how esters does to our food. seen from shakespeare's works, we know how manipulative words are, captivating us, bringing us from one world to another, like a never ending journey.
have you ever felt this way, that you actually feel sad when a book ends, and when one book ends, you crave for another? i have. but seldom for the fictions, novels, but mostly comics. (oops) but i do have experiences with books like this. to me, they are exceptionally good books which keep my memory fresh with its enchanting stories and world. i think the books i read now are rubbish. nothing goes in my head. i think i didn' t pay much attention to the books i'm reading now. i don't know why, but i really feel very sad for myself. :( i should love books. but i don't seem to have time for it. probably i have been making excuses for not reading. furthermore, books are expensive! lol. love to have loads of books where i can choose from. sorta miss quite a few of the childhood books that accompanied me through my childhood times when i was young (when i wasn't using the pc yet *grins).words! surround me! lol.
words+books =my life
Swallowtail 12:05:00 AM