Friday, March 9, 2012

My Kindle and the Morning Cab

The morning cab comes at 7.30 and I get to read at least half an hour before reaching the office. This is very rejuvenating as I was deprived of reading for the first two years of my professional career. Now, I get to read when the day is young and mind fresh.

My Kindle was unused for almost a year from the time I bought it. Thanks to Project Gutenberg, I have loaded it with lots and lots of old books now. Presently I am reading lot of short stories(translated to English) from the universal poet Rabindranath Tagore. They are so good, I wonder how scintillating it would have been if I knew Bengali and could read the originals!

It has been years since I read short stories and now I am getting the glimpse of their power. In Telugu, my mother tongue, letter is called as 'Aksharam'(అక్షరం) which means 'That which can not be destroyed.' The letter is a container to put your thoughts. You can make it heavy or light in varying degrees based on the need. I think writing is also like drinking. I don't have any experience in the latter though; not that I am good at the former. You can have it like a power packed tequila or a light weighted breezer.

Going back to the blog's title, I have loaded my Kindle with works of Leo Tolstoy, another favourite of mine, and a lot of other stuff. It's getting more and more exciting!

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