A Library Of Billions

Everyone is a book.

The book maybe thin, fat, a classic, a comic, 

a poem collection, a fiction, a drama series or a novel.

These books are written in a language only some understand. Sometimes this language is not understood by the person himself.

A language spoken by none.

The book has chapters.There are five, or ten or twenty seven chapters. These chapters are a part of the person.

Some are truths, some are lies. Some are complex, some are simple. Some are poetic, some are impressive.Some are destructive. Some are so beautifully written they make the readers cry. While, some chapters are so funny, they make the readers laugh and cry.

"If people are the books, then this world is a library." 

A library where nobody borrows books.

A library where the speakers are books and the listeners are books. In this library, the books are allowed to come and read their chapters aloud.

The books which have amazing stories are a big hit or a bestseller! 

But the books which are not able to express themselves, become flops or underrated. 

In this library, every book has a chapter, they don't read aloud. Are the books insecure about these chapters? Maybe they don't want to open these chapters to the library.

Here, in this library of seven billion books. Every books fight to reach the bestseller shelf.While, some books are satisfied in the flop shelf.

Some books fight against time. Some books fight against themselves.Some fight with their previous editions.

" Because the story never completes in one book, it requires editions,a series." 

Every book has its aura.Which may attract some or repel some.

In this library, there are genres as well.

Some books are self- help books.A drama series. A typical logical non-fiction.Some cheesy romantic teenage reads. Or mystery cases. A comic read. Books which make us cry. Books which make us laugh. Books which make us think. Books which help us.Books with happy endings. Book with sad endings.

We are the books.We are the audience.As an audience ,some books last with us forever, some great underrated classics, some beautiful poetic chapters of people.

In this library of seven billion books. Our aims and actions are the ink and words of our chapters. Great books are written with patience and passion. What do you plan to be? A bestseller on the top shelf or a classic poetry collection?

                                                                                                    By Saniya Sethi 

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