You read something somewhere, and it
stirs you. It may encourage you to read more or write more; it may
compel you to read it out again – aloud with all the necessary
histrionics; it may intrigue you such that you delve into everything
that the author may have written before or after that piece; it may
inspire you to aspire for that level of perfection; it may also trick
you into believing that you may never be that good in your lifetime.
It may be one of these or all of them together. Whatever it may be, it
will be a stirring experience. It will change you or
some part of you, and you will never be the same again.
However, it would be futile to read in a
constant anticipation of that big payback. It could be in the first page
of the first book you ever read, an old classic from the library or
the popular fiction by your bedside.. It could even be a random
Google search you make at 4 pm to avoid dozing off during office
hours.
At the same time, it would also be rather pessimistic and
unfortunate to assume that the moment will never arrive. It could be
the next line in this piece or in a novel you misjudged by its cover;
it could be in a book you never finished or an article you skipped
because the design wasn't appealing.
The trick is to just read. Read
whatever comes your way and absorb everything that catches your
attention. And when you have read enough, and mind you that enough is subjective, you will realize that even
if that eureka moment never arrives, you will still be a different
person and that some part of you, or you as a whole, will never be
the same again.
