A blogger who recently lost her father wrote about his love for books and how much books meant to him even the last days of his life — how just holding a book made him feel good.
It made me think of my own relation to books. Even when I'm too sick or tired to read I find it soothing to be surrounded by books. I always bring many more books than I possibly can read when I have to spend some time at hospital — and on top of that I always visit the hospitals library to borrow plenty of beautiful books, before I go to the ward.
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I bring all this stuff because I want to create a small home way from home — a place where I'm comfortable (as comfortable as you can be a t a hospital). But I have noticed a side effect to the coziness — the staff respects my corner as my private sphere much more than without all my paraphernalia. And they like to come there to sit and chat for a while, if they have time.
There is a great deal of wisdom in what you say. I turned to old favourites when I was too ill to concentrate on reading. Just having the books beside me was like having a loved one with me all the time.
SvaraRadera