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Lots of Books |
| 2022-09-16 |
Lots of Books
I own lots of books. When I'll die they'll be sold, dispersed.
Each time I add a book to the collection, I think of the stack as a kind of shelter, some kind of giant shoulder, too high for me to climb and stand on, more like an accumulation of knowledge. A kernel to restart from.
One builds such a nest with the hope to that time will slow down, give the opportunity to sit down and let each spine advertise its book.
The time is not slowing down, I finish a book and snatch the next one. First or second match. I feel I am in a hurry, hurry to pick, and hurry to read it all, there are so many books that I have not yet read. Essential books.
As the years advance, there is also this feeling that it's more a shelter for books than a giant shoulder. A shelter from Fahrenheit 451.
With the books come the universes they generate. Sometimes it is also important to preserve the universe that the reading of a book generated. Sometimes it is also important to respect the universe that the reading of a book generated for someone else.
As we recover from misunderstandings, we have to recover from misinterpretations, wherever they come from.
