Some books change us the moment we read them.
The books written and published 75 years ago had different styles.
The author used to labour hard in writing. Everyone did not get his or her work published.
The publishers used to hire best editors to select books to be published.
Thus those books have different qualities.
One such book is "Wake Up and Live" by Dorothea Brande.
From the first line in Forward, the author talks about a one line formula which changed her life instantly.
It turned her from failure to success. It turned her instantly in active mode. It transformed her life.
But up to 4th chapter, the author does not disclose this formula. Nor gives any hint.
The author just keeps ploughing our mind.
In fourth chapter, she discloses the formula and we feel as if we have conceived something. It looks as if a seed has been down in our mind.
In rest of the book, it looks as if author is adding Fertilizers in our mind so that the seed can grow into a plant.
At the end of book, we feel automatically changed. No effort seems required. No affirmations. Nothing.
If we wake us up from a sleep, we need to do nothing further to remain awake.
At least, this is how I felt after reading this book.
Haresh Raichura
29/6/2014
