I have always wanted to be an important person. Nothing new so far, isn't it? We all want to be important persons, but the main difference is that only few people actually do something to improve the way they live.
My life was not an easy one. I had very much to work, to learn, and the most important thing, I made a big effort to avoid temptations (of any kind), that could have a negative impact on my life.
One of the main things that I realized is that I ought to invest all I have in education. Since I was a child, I was surrounded by a lot of books, the only friends that have never disappointed me. I strongly recommend that you should try to find support in a good book.
By reading a lot, I found many characters that had a huge impact on my life. For example, when I read Marie-Anne Desmarest's novel, I was fascinated by the personality of the main character, Jan Yvarsen, a successful doctor, deeply concerned with education and self improvement. The idea is that, by analyzing Jan's figure, I understood the great importance of being cultured and refined. Maybe, next time, I will tell you few words about this character.
Later on, I was eager to become a lady, a beautiful, polished and sophisticated one (just like Sigrid, the angel-demon self, a stunning image, a maiden out of this world that marked Jan's life).
When I read Alexandre Dumas's novel, I wanted to be just like Marguerite Gauthier. Please, don't get me wrong: I wanted to be really loved by a man. By a man that would do anything to see my face once again.
By reading Jane Austen's novel, Pride and prejudice, I realized that the most important things that I should do are: to establish my priorities, to try to achieve success and to learn to say no in a delicate manner.
What have you learnt by reading a book?
My life was not an easy one. I had very much to work, to learn, and the most important thing, I made a big effort to avoid temptations (of any kind), that could have a negative impact on my life.
One of the main things that I realized is that I ought to invest all I have in education. Since I was a child, I was surrounded by a lot of books, the only friends that have never disappointed me. I strongly recommend that you should try to find support in a good book.
By reading a lot, I found many characters that had a huge impact on my life. For example, when I read Marie-Anne Desmarest's novel, I was fascinated by the personality of the main character, Jan Yvarsen, a successful doctor, deeply concerned with education and self improvement. The idea is that, by analyzing Jan's figure, I understood the great importance of being cultured and refined. Maybe, next time, I will tell you few words about this character.
Later on, I was eager to become a lady, a beautiful, polished and sophisticated one (just like Sigrid, the angel-demon self, a stunning image, a maiden out of this world that marked Jan's life).
When I read Alexandre Dumas's novel, I wanted to be just like Marguerite Gauthier. Please, don't get me wrong: I wanted to be really loved by a man. By a man that would do anything to see my face once again.
By reading Jane Austen's novel, Pride and prejudice, I realized that the most important things that I should do are: to establish my priorities, to try to achieve success and to learn to say no in a delicate manner.
What have you learnt by reading a book?
1 comment:
Hi Emma. Not sure if you still check this blog as you haven't posted in almost 2 years. Anyhow I have been deeply impressed by this book (Torrents) since early adolescence and now I am trying to get hold of it which proves unexpectedly difficult. I barely managed to get my hands on the second part where Jan marries Ide but I don't seem to find any of the others in english (or romanian). I was wondering if you could help me with that, maybe if you have any info on where could i get hold of these books... or maybe if you would be willing to sell your copy... Long shot I know. Anyway, thank you in advance and looking forward to hear from you. Andrea
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