The three most influential books in my life I believe is: Slowing Down to the Speed of Life, The Bible, & Chicken Soup for the Souls. The first book is written by Richard Carlson & Joseph Bailey. It is about how to live in the present moment and not stress over the future as often as we do. I came across this book through my sister when I was a teenager. She recommended it to me because I was always worrying about stuff and rushing to get things done in order to have my free time. During the time, I believe that if I was to finish the job then I would have extra time to relax. Well as life has it, there are always things that come up even when we get the job done. Stressing and rushing to get their faster isn’t a good way to finish what we started. This book changed my attitude and the way I think about the future. A really good quote I learn from the book is, “the best preparation for the future is to live your life fully in the present.” With that said I enjoy life less stress than I was before.
The next book we all know is the Holy Bible. I was born a Catholic, and so we believe in the teaching of Jesus Chris and the bible. The teaching of Catholic Church is based upon the Holy Bible handle down from the time of the Apostles. The book itself is interpreted through church. And so as I go to church every Sunday, I listen to the stories that tell me how to live life. Although I am not a fully active member of the Catholic community, I do tend to listen to the lessons that given in the bible. The bible contains many stories that give directions to take in life and is useful in many situations throughout life.
The last book is a very casual collection of books. Chicken Soup for the Soul as many of us have already heard contains many short life stories and lessons we can all learn from. I don’t recall how I ran into this book but the book itself is has interesting stories that I read just for causal reading.
All these books have influence my life in ways that I live still today. The best sellers of today are like the books I have read. Chicken Soup for the Soul is still a good seller even today, the Holy Bible of course has been the number seller in the market, and lastly Slowing Down to the Speed of Life to me is a classic.
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