Sleep eludes me at this hour. Although I feel strained physically, my brain seems super active. I would like to sleep, but lot of thoughts and ideas keep clashing in my mind.
My Dad surprised me today with a giant Phaidon Press book on 20th century World Architecture. It's humongous, literally. I have always wanted to build up an architecture collection at my home library. A Phaidon Press book is like a dream come true. It seemed like a luxury to buy when I was in College. I hungrily devoured the index and happily got lost in the pages.
Sometimes its overbearing to be capable of feeling so much joy! A school friend who is visiting after seven years has been pumping positive energy and lots of happy spirits into me. I realize, I was once an extremely happy person. Not that I am unhappy now. But that spark seems missing. Of course, my brain knows we all grow out of our likes and dislikes in life, and hence, I feel normal about this current state of mind. I shared the phaidon photo with another dear book friend and our animated conversation has kept me awake. I feel incredibly happy to know someone who shares my love for the printed word. And it's rare to find someone eagerly anticipating our thoughts on recent reads and passionately responds about it too. I suppose if we give chance to people, a lot of them will share similar traits with us.
Jo Walton said- It doesn't matter. I have books, new books, and I can bear anything as long as there are books.
Before I drift further on book love and end up spending the night awake, I will conclude here and get some sleep. Tomorrow is a new, bright day for more books and reading!
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