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I am a person who enjoy reading books. When I was in high school my favorite books were written by Andrea Hirata. They are Tetralogi Laskar Pelangi. I also love a book by Ahmad Fuadi, Ranah 3 Warna. During that period, I loved books that gave me ambitions and motivation to be the best version of myself.
But everything changed when I went to collect. For I was so busy with many activities in college, in community, I had no time to read books except books that related to study, English Education.
In 2021, I started to read again. That has been 7 years since the last time I read Laskar Pelangi. The first book that made me fell in love again with books was Atomic Habit. I just love how the writer arranged the ideas and examples to describe every case in that book. And since that moment, I collected and read book again. The weird thing about “me being come back” is, I just want to read self-improvement book, and must be written in English. Out of that, I have no interest. I didn’t read novel or fiction book. That ran for 2 years.
In 2023, I found a video that contained a very strong message. I was so deeply thinking about that message. I finally known that, that message was part of book with title “Alchemist”.
At first, I wasn’t interested to continue my will to read Alchemist. But after I kept reading, I found many mind-blowing stories. I found many perspectives. I found beauty in Alchemist, and messages that I needed in my darkest moment.
I was a fresh graduate when I read this book. And I didn’t know that Alchemist such as a big pull to me to dare to chase my dream. And it worked.
Now, I was in Java Island. Far away from home to teach kids in remote area. I am thankful that I am brave enough to chase my dream, just like the character in The Alchemist.
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