Chapter fifteen
WHAT’S YOUR KIND OF BOOK
Many persons have choices of the kind of books they love. There are many genres of books and not everyone loves every genre. There is one particular type of book you love. This may be motivational, inspirational, religious, academic, prose etc. However the form, one seems attracted to read a particular genre of book for one reason or the other. There is a particular lifestyle of persons you love to model your life with. You’ve read their books and you love its content. Theirs is a beautiful content. You love it and you desire to pattern your life book with theirs.
It is true saying that we are what we read. We act right when we read right. If you read the right book, you tend to act what you’ve read subconsciously. It is, therefore, necessary to realize that those people’s books you are reading should be quality books that will cause positive influence in your life and make you a great book too. Anything other than these will be a gross waste of our resources. Those persons we tend to copy their lives should be role models too and exemplary, so that their exemplary conduct can rub off on us.
Do you read books at all? The question at the beginning of this chapter may not mean anything to some because many of them don’t read. It is common saying that to hide information, put it in a book. Many persons do not have role models. Off course, it is good to be your individual self but it is great when you have persons who can be sources of encouragement, inspiration and education. Find someone out there who you can look up to as a mentor. Mentor your life to their pattern. It does not necessary mean you’d be them but you’d be blessed indeed by their lives.
As you progress from chapter to chapter you would appreciate the natural joy derived from reading the kind of book you love. It’s natural that you derive a great deal of joy and peace when you read from your mentor.
No matter how challenging it seems, there will be someone whose lifestyle will bring joy and happiness to you. Do not hesitate to make friends with them. Indeed great books are made when great minds interact with other great minds. You are still the best book yet read but those other books must be read to finish your book.