Kimi's 360°

I read an article in Harian Metro last night. It really caught my attention about how people see the world in different perspective. Below are the excerpt of that article, talking about A. Samad Said & his book. Here goes…

“Kita beli buku bukan untuk jadi bodoh, tetapi untuk menimba ilmu dan menjadi pandai. Jadi, apa salahnya kita belanjakan RM200 untuk menjadi seperti itu? Bagaimanapun, kita boleh juga berbelanja RM200 untuk jadi lebih bodoh, tapi ini semua bergantung kepada individu itu sendiri dan mentaliti masing-masing,” katanya yang membaca semua genre pembacaan sama ada novel, politik, agama dan ekonomi.

Kimi says : I can’t agree more than that. This is what i do. I buy books so that i can be different from the man on street. Better still, far off than my colleague. Not bragging myself, i just feel happy & satisfy to be different. Read more, u will feel different ‘internally’.

More excerpt, i wish i can do this. Spending to gadgets is not my top priority. Books always come first in my shopping list.

“Minat Samad kepada pembacaan membuatkan dia tidak lokek berbelanja. Setiap kali memasuki kedai buku, dia berbelanja sekurang-kurangnya RM200 untuk membeli buku. Malah, perbelanjaan bulanan untuk buku kadang-kadang melebihi RM1,000. Apa yang menarik, setiap pembelian itu akan dicatitkan dalam diarinya.”

Kimi says : My monthly spending on books sometimes exceeding to RM 300. At a very ‘good’ day, it might reach to RM 700 a day. Call me crazy, i accept it wholeheartedly. All i’m doing is for my self satisfaction and continuous improvement in various areas.

Nowaday, my youngest brother seems to follow my footstep. His pocket money is usually being used to buy books. Eventhough most of the time it laced with anime comics, i think it a good start. A budding love to book will create a long-life passion to it. Alhamdulillah, that’s what i have nowaday. A lifelong love to books. I can’t sit down for more than 5 minutes without a reading material on my hand.

“When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes.”
-Desiderius Erasmus-

Kimi says : Just think about it!

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