October 18, 2009
Today, we spent the afternoon sorting out the things that got drenched following Typhoon Ondoy's onslaught. After several days of playing hide and seek with the sun and hoping to dry out the books and magazines, we finally gave up on the magazines and textbooks.
We had to throw away magazines, which we kept because they were important issues or editions. We threw away National Geographic, Reader's Digest, Time, Newsweek, Asiaweek, Fortune, Entrepreneur, Economist, Good Housekeeping, Metro, Marie Claire, Preview, Real Living, Home, and Yummy magazines. We also threw away old textbooks.
About the books, we're holding on much longer. You can see from the picture that among those that got drenched were my favorite books: Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand), The Haj (Leon Uris), Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murukami), The Godfather (Mario Puzo), The Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera), and The Little Prince (Antoine de Exupery).
I sigh.
Well, it's true that I can buy these books again, but the edition would be different. Old books and old editions have a special appeal to me and Wizheart. I'm glad we have the same mind on this.
I know this is nothing compared to letting go of loved ones who had died because of the flashfloods and landslides. The loss of magazines and books seems to be so little compared to the loss of lives and homes. The things that I had to let go are pretty inconsequential.
Events or circumstance really have a way of putting us in place and reminding us what is really important, what really matters. They also teach us to value things that we already have and people that we are with, and not waste time on wishing for things we don't have or people we cannot be with.
Today, we spent the afternoon sorting out the things that got drenched following Typhoon Ondoy's onslaught. After several days of playing hide and seek with the sun and hoping to dry out the books and magazines, we finally gave up on the magazines and textbooks.We had to throw away magazines, which we kept because they were important issues or editions. We threw away National Geographic, Reader's Digest, Time, Newsweek, Asiaweek, Fortune, Entrepreneur, Economist, Good Housekeeping, Metro, Marie Claire, Preview, Real Living, Home, and Yummy magazines. We also threw away old textbooks.
About the books, we're holding on much longer. You can see from the picture that among those that got drenched were my favorite books: Atlas Shrugged (Ayn Rand), The Haj (Leon Uris), Norwegian Wood (Haruki Murukami), The Godfather (Mario Puzo), The Lightness of Being (Milan Kundera), and The Little Prince (Antoine de Exupery).
I sigh.
Well, it's true that I can buy these books again, but the edition would be different. Old books and old editions have a special appeal to me and Wizheart. I'm glad we have the same mind on this.
I know this is nothing compared to letting go of loved ones who had died because of the flashfloods and landslides. The loss of magazines and books seems to be so little compared to the loss of lives and homes. The things that I had to let go are pretty inconsequential.
Events or circumstance really have a way of putting us in place and reminding us what is really important, what really matters. They also teach us to value things that we already have and people that we are with, and not waste time on wishing for things we don't have or people we cannot be with.
6 comments:
so sorry to hear na naapektuhan kayo ng bagyong ondoy...but glad at safe ang iyong family.
Yes, thanks Meryl! Appreciate it. :) You take care! :)
Oh my, your books! I so love Haruki Murakami!
We were also affected by the flood, but thankfully only one of my books got wet...sadly it's my Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. *sigh*
I feel sad looking at these books and to find out that you were also affected by the flood... Hope every thing is going to normal now with your family.
Watching these books, it reminded me of my passion in reading and this is the reason why I have lots of boxes in Quezon City full of reading materials (dominated by pocket books). I just sent 3 balikbayan boxes to Philippines full of books from the UK!!! Books of fav authors, including travel mags! I have loads of mags and pocket books... You can visit my website www.reymos.wordpress.com to find more. All the best and God Bless!
Rin, sorry to hear about your Ondoy experience, too. Hope everything's ok now.
Yes, everything's back to normal now with us, thanks! :) Do you sell the books? I should check out your list. ;)
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