Primary school days were exciting days for me. One of the things I looked forward to was going to the library, thank God for my sister Tullie who introduced me to the beauty of the library. She signed me up and I was a proud holder of “the little yellow card”; the yellow card that held the promises and keys to exploring the world unknown to me. The yellow cards gave me the power to access books we couldn’t afford to buy. I buried my head into the beautiful borrowed books.
I still remember “The adventures of Tintin” a series of comic album by Herge. The books had phrases like, “billions of blue blastering barnacles,” “ten thousands thundering typhoons”, all the words that tickled us. The adventures of Tintin to me was about the magic and the thrill of the words.
In the library there was another whole shelf of the puddle lane books. Whoever finished all the books would be made to stand and given an applause. I think the village library couldn’t afford to buy small rewards like candy that us kids would have loved, but the applause was still just as special. I remember the day I finished the whole series of the puddle lane, I was made to stand and applauded by the librarians and a group of kids who were my partners in reading. We didn’t know each other by name but we were together in this reading thing and that’s what communities do, they forge forward together and encourage each other towards the completion of a task. We would only talk briefly after the library visits as most of us had to walk long distances to our homes. We loved the library. In the library we had a chance of being the heroes, because to those librarians the hero was the reader.
I still think the hero is the reader.
The hero is the reader
The reader goes to places others have never been to. The reader find opportunities others may never get to know about. Through written words, the reader gets courage to face fears and deal with obstacles. The reader becomes stronger than the rest of the people because in his soul he pours words that make him strong. A reader experiences pains and joys of others and becomes more empathetic. The reader is a hero.
My friend Jeff Goins, believes the same thing I believe in, he believes the hero is the reader and that hero is you. He has a book specially crafted for you, that he is giving out for free for a limited period of time and all you have to do is pay for the shipping price. This is one of those exceptional books, which when you read your life will be changed forever. And I want to tell you more about Jeff Goins.
Jeff has quickly become one of the most popular bloggers in the world and has made waves online recently with all he’s accomplished. He’s one of those guys who has made his dream come true in a ridiculously short time.
And now, he wants to share what he knows with you. Jeff’s book, The Art of Work, is all about finding your calling, that thing you were meant to do. It’s full of inspiring stories and research about how you can take your passion and turn it into a lifestyle.
If you feel like there’s “something more” to life, this book is for you. If you want to live with more purpose and clarity, this book is for you. If you want to do work that matters, if you’re ready to buck the status quo and live a life that matters this book is for you. This message is so important that for a limited time, Jeff is giving the book away. All you have to do is click the link http://www.artofworkbook.com/dikabo and follow the instructions online.
As an avid reader there are books that shaped, books that resonated with me and directed me to my calling and this is one of them. I am thankful to Jeff Goins who have poured his soul and heart into this book so that the words in it can change you and I forever. In my last blog post I talked about words how they shape us (http://sunrisemoment.com/the-words-we-say/). This is a book with words which will shape your dreams and direct you towards your calling.
Go get this book and let the words you read shape you. http://www.artofworkbook.com/dikabo. I would like to hear from you let me know which books have shaped your dreams.