The windows to My Soul

      Shalom (peace) My fellow bloggers and blog readers. I'm almost half way done with my second AP book The kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini and I love it! I've been able to keep my reading goals consistent most of the time mainly because I can't put this book down. It's taking quite a while for the reason of studying for finals and because it's about 400 pages long.
     There was this one quote that stood out to me so much because I was able to make a strong connection with it. In the beginning of the story when the main character's father had told him that "people say that eyes are windows to the soul"(Hosseini, 6), I'm pretty sure that was a warning because of all things he would bare witness to and the person he grew up to be. I believe that personality is a part of our soul and that whatever we see that has a great impact on us either adds or takes away from our personality. I used to be greedy and stubborn while growing up as a young child. I always wanted more or wanted less and wasted quite a lot of food. I was never thankful for what I had. Then it all changed one summer when my family and I went to India for a visit. I saw so many poor people living in slums with so little to eat, children walking barefoot on city ground, stray dogs and cats that were slim to the bone or sometimes dead because they were run over by arrogant drivers. There were a multitude of homeless people walking around bus stations, churches, and temples begging for money or at least for some food so that they wouldn't starve to death. I witnessed this without knowing what to really expect because I was young, selfish and naive. That trip was a life changing experience that motivated me to deny myself and not be so self-centered or conceded anymore, and I know that this exposure to reality was for the better of my soul and my life. The person that I am today is definitely not the person who I was before.
     I hope I can finish this book before the semester ends because there are 9 more days of school left (not including the weekend). The next book that I plan to read over the summer will be non-fiction, but I haven't specifically decided yet. Anyways, I hope y'all enjoyed this post. Until then, I will be reading. Bye!