LOVE, Kloudiia

When Mitch Albom said someone told him he finished reading his book while queuing for his autograph, I smiled.

I knew then that I would use at least ten times longer.

That person Mitch spoke of took two hours. I took about a week.

Over the past week, I certainly broke the most important rule of speed reading. I read each and every word in the page out aloud in my mind. Yes, I wanted to slowly savour the goodness in every word, between every sentence, and across every page.

You know, there’ll be some books in this world that you’ll hate to finish them fast. They’re so good that you knew you’d miss it when you’re done. Tuesdays with Morrie is one such book. This is another one.

I fell in love with the great and unconditional – yes, it’s unconditional – love that the Reb and Pastor Henry gave. It just reminds me that there are such people who’ll always put others before themselves, with no strings attached.

Wisdom has always intrigued me and put me in awe. This book is full of it. Many times I found myself so moved by a story the Reb told, a quote he said or an act he did that I would be dazed for a while. I call such moments moments of loving truth. And I love to be in such moments. The fact that they’re so rare makes it even more precious.

Out of the many things the Reb said, answers he gave and stories he told, there was one that stood out for me.

It’s about a little girl who’s sitting outside at the airport with those “meagre belongings” her family has.  A lady passed by and felt sorry that she didn’t have a home. To which the girl replied: “But we do have a home. We just don’t have a house to put it in.”

How many of us can have such profound insights as this little girl?

How many of us do not lose sight of what we have and who we are when what we have aren’t much and we aren’t rich and famous?

How many of us still have faith in this world? Especially after all the not-so-good things that have happened. How many of us can still stand firm and say “I believe”?

I say it’s not easy, and that’s why we need it even more. Have a little faith. Maybe that’s all we need.