A good book

I have just finished reading a really great book.  It has been some time since I have read a book, and the reason being is that I am an impatient reader and cannot pace myself through it.  I find I have to finish it and get to the end as soon as possible, and the world can fall apart, but the book is to be read!  A good book is one that pulls you in and makes you wish you just had another 10 minutes so that you can read a little more.  I have been so engrossed in this book, and I have enjoyed the escape from the reality, which I guess is the sole purpose of reading in the first place.

But essentially it is the telling of story's that rumble around in other peoples heads.  The kind of story's which we all want to hear, or fantasize about, or just a peek into what someone else is doing and how they cope or get through it.  And that's the fascination about us very humans.  Although we can sometimes stand and have a very clear idea of who we are, what we are doing and what should be done, we have this innate sense to want to peek into someone Else's mind, life or ideas to see what really does goes on.

As much as us all having envied the Joneses at some point, we all know deep down inside, that what we are seeing is not all together the truth, but a story which is being told in a very clever way.  The thing is, that everyone faces trials and have good and bad days, and not all is perfect every day.  Sometimes life is good and sometimes downright rubbish.  But we all have this gift of being able to spin a yarn, put a smile on our faces, make us look spectacular, when in fact, things could be quite the opposite!

Take over the years when you hear of someone who is really successful, seems to have it all, and with shock.... they turn out to be the most unhappiest people on the planet!  Or take all the movie stars and famous people who have the money, the power and all the resources we wish for...and yet they have the least successful relationships, the most troubled children, and deep down, loads of issues.

And so it must be true that happiness and being fulfilled in this life, does comes down to who we are and not so much about what we have.  It comes down to listening and watching other peoples story's and realising that its all exactly that.....a story or a tale that could quiet easily fit between the two covers of a really good book......