Desde hace muchos años, me dedico a tener libros en mi casa. Siempre que paso por alguna librería, no puedo evitar entrar y comprar alguno. Incluso, para comprarlos, he tomado el dinero que tenía destinado para otra cosas. Quizás habrá quien piense que eso es absurdo, pero en mí, es un impulso incontenible. Leer es un estilo de vida. Durante años leí mucho, aunque reconozco que ya no tanto. El tiempo, la vida, las responsabilidades, las necesidades y carencias influyen en nuestros cambios de rutinas,conductas y comportamiento.
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For many years, I have dedicated myself to having books in my house. Whenever I pass by a bookstore, I can't help but go in and buy one. I've even used money I had set aside for other things to buy them. Some might think that's absurd, but for me, it's an irresistible impulse. Reading is a lifestyle. For years I read a lot, although I admit I don't as much anymore. Time, life, responsibilities, needs, and shortcomings all influence changes in our routines and behavior.
I had been thinking about it for days and looking for the right moment, and yesterday, I finally decided it was time to once again dust off my books. It's a tedious task that I do fairly often. I don't like seeing them accumulating dust for so long, so a deep cleaning was due; this helps take care of them and keep them moth-free. I put on a mask because I'm allergic to dust, and I got to work. Truthfully, I didn't know where to start because I have three bookshelves and each one was shouting at me: "Me first!"
I discovered that there are books I will never be able to part with, even if I don't read them. Titles like The Iliad, Père Goriot, La catedral de papel, Martín Fierro can always be useful for reference. I also discovered that there are others I'm not really that interested in, and why insist on keeping them forgotten in that corner, with no hope of anyone opening and reading them. So I decided to donate them, to give them to someone who will give them the use they deserve. At that moment, I remembered something I sometimes see on Cuban television: a spot encouraging reading that says, "A live book is an open book." And that has always caught my attention because I think it should be the other way around: "An open book is a live book."
I was making progress in my cleaning when I saw the dictionaries I used to teach my children how to look up words and their meanings. It was a task we immensely enjoyed; how we laughed! And they were grateful because it helped them "show off" at school in front of teachers and friends. You see, back in those days, technology didn't have the strength it does today; the internet hadn't reached us. The new generations (not all) don't know the pleasure of leafing through a book.
I saw books of poems by Buesa, Carilda, Dulce María, Julia de Burgos, Guillén, Martí, among others, pass before my eyes, and I "teleported" back to my pre-university days, when I discovered my passion for literature, a time when lovers would spread poems around and it didn't seem corny or cheo (a term used here to say something is ridiculous or out of style).
In my personal library, I have valuable titles that, in due time, I will review, books that deserve to be read and experienced by the world. I finished the cleaning after two hours and, of course, I was sneezing, but with the peace and satisfaction of knowing that, at least for a while, my books will be safe.
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