“I was reading Kierkegaard while waiting to pick up my children from school. I wished I could wave some mother out of her idling vehicle and show her the passage. Reading, however, is a kind of private freedom: out of time, out of place.”
~ Yiyun Li, Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life
Photo: Elena with Reading
This is über-beautiful – and makes me sad too. We (readers) are SO incredibly lucky, blessed, call it what you want – we have access to instant ‘freedom of mind, heart, soul’, we indulge in Giving ourselves joy, consolation, food-for-thought and much more.
I don’t know if you celebrate Good Friday – we do – and I wish you a blessed, mindful Day.
We are (so lucky)
freedom is a gift and what keeps us going, in all its forms.
How sweet and loving is Yiyun Li’s title, Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life! Taking a quick look at her on Amazon, I now see why she appreciated the challenged but full throttled life shared by Katherine Mansfield. She’s taking us to a deeper level of appreciation–thank you!
She sure is….
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READING!! … Yiyun Li, Dear Friend, from My Life I Write to You in Your Life …
Reading is indeed a freedom, an escape, an adventure, a source of solace. Grateful to have this escape, especially these days…
it is exactly that Lori. An escape of the World.
Escape, yes. Not that my life is bad, but if you want some private time, this is a great way to find it.
With you here Anneli.
Thanks, DK. Your posts help us all put things into perspective
my favorite place to read – the car! complete solitude…
Yes. Me too Jim.
And yet, dear David, you share with us YOUR readings, the passages that touch you… as a result, my Kindle is filling up…
Awwww
Truth