To Kill a Mocking Bird

"People in their right minds never take pride in their talents"

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this is one of my favourite books. and thanks to Salikeen, i got to have a copy of my own. =) tapi my cover tak se-classic macam buku di atas. it was a book written in the 1960s by Harper Lee. it's a funny story without having to include any gory and disgusting and stupid-comedy bits in it. the book is funny on its own. it even touches on the issues of race and class in the deep south ofAmerica in the 1930s.

after hundreds of books i've read, i figured out something about myself. which is, i love to read books about little chidren figuring out life and going through things at such young age. be it great things, heart breaking moments and extra ordinary stuffs that even adults might have not gone through. why? i myself am wondering why. maybe it's the innocence in such stories that caught my interest and made me stay and bed and finish the book in one reading. maybe. maybe it's the way the book is written. maybe.

other books about young children that are on my favourite list:

a) The Colour of Water (James McBride)

b) Carry Me Down (MJ Hylands)

c) Bastard Out of Carolina (Dorothy Allison)

you can google these books and will find the synopsis.

so, what's with the phrase?

"People in their right minds never take pride in their talents".

this is something Miss Maudie said to Jean Louise @ Scout Finch.

my opinion: no matter how talented you are, you are to observe that the talent is not something to be proud of. talent comes from god and it's on loan. if you are really talented, you dont have to go for miles to advertise it. if you are really talented, people will find you. and even up till that moment. never be proud of yourself 'cause you will never know when god takes it back.

till then, take care everyone =)

akulah si kaki buku yang cool itu. hell yeah i am that cool bookworm =P

(not bragging especially not on a talent, so it's fine i guess)