The only right way

Since my childhood, I was not very fond of reading. I read all the books and works in school in a shortened version. Maybe it was because I did not like reading. It takes a lot of time. And I was a very active child, very fond of movement and sports. And all my free time I wanted to play soccer until late at night, ride my bike, climb trees, and play with my dog (we had a dog of the breed "boxer" — it was a friend of my childhood and I loved him very much) and just communicate, play with peers. I just really wanted to move, to live. My childhood was just like that, it was very active. But that just means that I loved life very much. It didn't stop me from getting good grades and enjoying both sports and studying, it was a great time, a time of dreaming and the joy of movement. We were given the task of reading as many books as possible every summer vacation. Of course, I made it my goal to read as many as I could. But when I started reading, it usually took me an hour, two hours, or even a whole day, and I just felt sorry for the lost time. After all, it was beautiful weather outside, summer, and I wanted to exercise, adrenaline, and positivity. A few days later I found an abridged version of the book and read the abridged version. I can only think of a few books that I have read from beginning to end. They were few, to my shame, everything else I read in the abridged version just to get a sense of the story. I have a technical mind and have always been good at math. I read a lot of fiction, but almost all of it in abridged form. For example, one of the few books I read in its original form in one sitting was Hemingway's THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA. I literally read it in one day, that's how gripping it was. This, of course, speaks to the soul that is put into the information. You can feel it right away. The Bible, for example, is a much more voluminous book, incomparably more voluminous. I've always wanted to read it, ever since I was a kid, but I was put off by the sheer amount of information. Compared to Hemingway, however, it drew me in and immersed me far more. Realizing this great book opened up a different perspective and a different vision. Words cannot describe it. It is not reading with my eyes, but reading with my soul, because when you read some lines, you say to yourself: "That's right, that's exactly what I need. And a kind of relief comes over you. You can only compare it to something that is revealed to you in secret, and you get happier with every line because you feel chosen, lucky, and enlightened.

Due to my busy and active lifestyle, I hardly had any free time. One day, when I came home, I decided to sort out old and unnecessary books, and among all the books I found a Bible that had once been given to me as a birthday present. That's when I started reading it. It fascinated me so much with life wisdom and revelation that I wanted to go on and learn it all. Often, after work, my eyes were very tired, and due to fatigue, the pace of reading was different, which made it difficult to understand the essence of what was written and to concentrate, and I wanted to read in a rhythm. I decided to listen to the audio version of the Bible. It was a great solution. I could go on a long trip and listen to the Bible, come home, and listen before bed or first thing in the morning. It's important to have the same audiobook reader, so you get used to the pace and the voice, and everything is heard in the same breath. You're completely immersed in the holy text and it's like touching something invisible, something true. With each line my faith grew stronger, it's impossible to describe how clear and powerful that feeling was. Everyone should do it — read or listen from beginning to end, in silence, alone with oneself, with God, and with faith. The Holy Books (Bible and Qur'an) touch absolutely everything in the world, they are incredibly comprehensive and organized, with much obviously not written by man.