My Confusion and I

After finishing Lord of The Rings and the Hobbit my attitude towards the books is easy to describe; I'm in love with the books. As much as it is a struggle to get through Lord of The Rings I enjoyed every word of it and the Hobbit only made me like J.R.R Tolkien even more. One thing that made me love the books was Sméagol (Gollum). The character added a lot of entertainment but also food for thought in so many ways. We are constantly thrown between Sméagol and Gollum and the inner fight he has with himself of what he is. The reason for me feeling so connected to Sméagol is probably due to the fact that I believe everyone can relate to the feelings he is going through, especially in the society now-a-days where we often let our urge of having something can lead to us changing our behavior completely. Sméagol is one of the few characters in the book that is not purely good or bad, he switches between the two, in extreme ways. As strange as it might sound, he is just an exaggerated

Tomorrow I am turning 23 years old. This means that I should be one year older and therefore wiser. We learn new things from before we are born and these things are lessons that we take with us as we grow older. Since I've lived 22 years I am going to share 22 things I've learnt in my life. Most of them are probably things I've learnt this year though. 1. Never say never - I said I would never do a Masters and here I am, doing a Master. 2. You don't always have to talk to friends to be good friends. I talk to some of my best friends rarely due to being busy. That doesn't make them bad friends, it just means that when we talk we can go back to normal without it being awkward. 3. Happiness isn't a given thing just because you have everything you need. 4. It's ok to be depressed. It is nothing to be ashamed of and it's not your fault. It's simply an inbalance in your brain. 5. Some people aren't worth to have in your life. It doesn't matte

Everyone wants to achieve things in life. Some people want a career, some want  a family and some want to beat the boss in the latest computer game. Regardless what you are doing you are constantly trying to achieve something. We often compare each other's achievements and decide whether someone is successful or not depending on what they've done in their lives but what we don't take into consideration is that everyone has different lives which means that some people will be able to achieve something easier than someone else and that makes this whole system wrong. My last few months have been a living hell, at least in my opinion. I've suffered from depression and even though it's not the first time, this time has been the worst. However, even though I still have depression I'm starting to feel that I'm not suffering from it anymore, it's simply a part of my life that will make me stronger. But why does this make my achievements different from others? W

We live in a society where reading is often considered as a geeky thing to do. Kids that read a lot get called bad words in school, adults that read are considered antisocial and yet there are so many people out there blogging, writing books etc.  Some people write for themselves but believe me, many of the writers do it because they want others to read it. So if we write things for others to read, why is it considered geeky to read? Honestly, I have no answer to this because in my opinion reading is a way to use your imagination and put yourself in someone else's place. It develops our skills of understanding and expands our vocabulary. Yes, it is true that Kindle and iPads have made reading a bit 'cooler' but it is still not encouraged as much as I believe it should be. This has led to me trying to read more with the hope that some people might be inspired by it or at least I'll have many books to recommend. So what am I doing? I'm attempting to read 52 books in