THE ODYSSEY OF BOOKS: THE REAL PICTURE OF TODAY

BOOKS ARE MAN'S BEST FRIEND. BUT THEY ARE FRIENDS WITH ONLY THOSE WHO CARE FOR THEM. WHEN WE BUY A BOOK, WE BUY IT WITH THE INTENTION OF READING IT. THE NEW BOOK, FRESH FROM THE STORE, ADDS PERFECTLY TO OUR BOOK COLLECTION. WE PROMISE TO MAKE GOOD USE OF IT, NOT AS A PILLOW OR A DUMBBELL, BUT TO FEEL THE ESSENCE OF THE LANGUAGE USED TO WRITE THAT BOOK. WE PROMISE TO READ IT WITHIN, SAY, 2 WEEKS OR SO, AND THEN COMPLETELY FORGET ABOUT IT. AS AGES PASS, THE COVER STARTS WEAKENING, THE PAGES START YELLOWING, AND SLOWLY, THE BOOK, WHICH ONCE USED TO BE OUR HEARTTHROB, IS FALLING APART LIKE AN OLD BUILDING...PART BY PART, LITTLE PIECE EACH TIME. AND FINALLY, WHEN THE BOOK CAN'T HANDLE ANY MORE OF PAIN, IT FINALLY FALLS APART COMPLETELY...LEAVING NO MEMORIES OF IT BEING USED FOR GOOD. IT IS SAID, THAT BOOKS DON'T COMPLAIN OR DEMAND ANYTHING FROM US. BUT THEY UNDERGO A LOT OF PAIN IF THEY ARE NOT BEING READ. THIS IS IT. THIS IS THE BITTER TRUTH OF LIFE. AND THIS WHOLE STORY, IS IN FACT, THE TRUTH BEHIND OUR LIES. THE SAD TRUTH BEHIND OUR FAKE PASSION FOR READING BOOKS. TO SHOW THE WORLD THAT WE ARE INTELLIGENT. TO SHOW OFF THE COLLECTION OF BOOKS WE HAVE. THE SPECTATOR HAS AN IMPRESSION THAT THESE BOOKS ARE OLD BECAUSE OF CONSTANT HANDLING AND READING. BUT, WHATEVER THE TRUTH IS, WHAT THE REAL PICTURE IS, THEY WON'T KNOW...

QUIRKY DOODLE

MOST OF US MIGHT HAVE HEARD OF THE TERM "DOODLE" BUT SOME OF YOU MUST BE CLUELESS AS TO WHAT IT ACTUALLY MEANS. SO, A DOODLE IS BASICALLY A DRAWING THAT YOU DO FOR FUN, DURING YOUR FREE TIME. IT CAN BE ABSOLUTELY ANYTHING...ANIMALS, NATURE, LINES AND PATTERNS, OBJECTS...THERE IS A LONG LIST OF THOSE...PERSONALLY, I PREFER TO DO LINES AND PATTERNS BECAUSE IT IMPROVES YOUR LINE WORK, MAKES YOUR HAND STEADIER AND ALSO INCREASES YOUR CONCENTRATION LEVEL. AS YOU CAN SEE ABOVE, IT IS A COMPLEX DESIGN WITH VERY SIMPLE PATTERNS. AND IT IS NOT AT ALL DIFFICULT TO DO IT. JUST TAKE A PAPER AND A PEN, MARK THE BASE LAYOUT OF YOUR DOODLE, AND SCRIBBLE AWAY! TO ME, THIS DOODLE WHICH I HAVE DRAWN, SUMS UP MY ENTIRE LIFE. HOW, YOU ASK? WELL, THE ANSWER IS PRETTY SIMPLE. IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, SOME PATTERNS ARE REPEATED AND SOME ARE NOT. SOME PATTERNS ARE MADE UP OF STRAIGHT LINES, WHILE SOME, CURVED. THIS SHOWS HOW MUCH OF VARIETY IS THERE IN MY LIFE...IT'S FUNNY THAT I WANT TO SHOW A COLORFUL LIFE VIA A BLACK AND WHITE DOODLE! AND AS FOR ME, DOODLING IS THE BEST MEDIUM TO EXPRESS MY THOUGHTS AND EMOTIONS BECAUSE THESE PATTERNS COME STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART AND CURVED ON THE PAPER...!

FONTANA DI TREVI

HELLO! NAMASTEY! CIAO! RECENTLY, I WAS ON A DREAM VACATION TO ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PLACES ON EARTH...THE HOME OF THE COLOSSEUM, AND FOOD ITEMS LIKE PIZZA AND PASTA...THE ONE AND ONLY ITALY!!! I PERSONALLY LOVED ITALY LIKE ANYTHING...ITS FOOD, CULTURE, ARCHITECTURE, PEOPLE, FASHION AND EVEN THEIR CUTE DOGS AND PUPPIES! BUT, THERE WAS ONE SUCH PLACE WHICH ME AND MY FRIENDS WERE PERSONALLY FOND OF...IT WAS THE TREVI FOUNTAIN, OR AS I MAY CALL IT, FONTANA DI TREVI, IN ROME. IT IS THIS MASSIVE MARBLE STRUCTURE, AS YOU CAN SEE, AND THERE IS COLD WATER GUSHING OUT OF THE FOUNTAIN...DURING THE EVENINGS, THEY LIGHT UP THE WATER AND THE STATUES SO WE CAN SEE IT MORE CLEARLY. BUT, WHAT A VIEW! ANCIENT, PURE, WHITE MARBLE STATUES DEPICTING THE ROMAN COLONIAL PERIOD...NOT ONE SIGN OF AGEING IS SEEN ON THE MARBLE STONE...EVEN TODAY, IT IS AS WHITE AS SNOW. THIS FOUNTAIN IS ALSO THE WISHING WELL FOR THE SPECTATORS...ITS SIMPLE, YOU SIT ON THE EDGE, TAKE A COIN, MAKE A WISH, AND THROW IT AT THE BACK WHERE IT WILL FALL IN THE WATER. AND THE LOCALS SAY, THAT IF YOU DO THIS, YOUR WISH MAY COME TRUE! AND THE BEST PART IS, THAT WHATEVER MONEY IS FISHED OUT OF THE WATER, IS DONATED TO NUMEROUS NGO'S FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE PEOPLE! SO BASICALLY, IT'S A WIN WIN SITUATION FOR ALL. I WISHED TWO THINGS THAT DAY, WHAT THEY ARE, I WON'T TELL. BUT I AM SURE, THAT IF NOT GOD, IT WILL BE MY HOPES AND ASPIRATIONS THAT WILL TAKE ME BACK TO WHERE I LEFT MY HEART...ITALY!!!