He had a little single-story house, three bedrooms, a full bathroom and a half bathroom, a combined kitchen-living room-dining room with windows that faced west, a small brick porch where there was a wooden bench worn by the wind that came down from the mountains and the sea, the wind from the north, the wind through the gaps, the wind that smelled like smoke and came from the south. He had books he'd kept for more than twenty-five years. Not many. All of them old. He had books he'd bought in the last ten years, books he didn't mind lending, books that could've been lost or stolen for all he cared. He had books that he sometimes received neatly packaged and with unfamiliar return addresses, books he didn't even open anymore. He had a yard perfect for growing grass and planting flowers, but he didn't know what flowers would do best there--flowers, as opposed to cacti or succulents. There would be time (so he thought) for gardening. He had a wooden gate that needed a coat of paint. He had a monthly salary. .Anonymous
About This Quote
The quote above is about how people tend to collect books. The more books you have, the better you feel. The one thing that this person does not have is a yard, but he feels good about all of his books. He is just like everyone else who has more than what they need.
When we feel good about ourselves, we also tend to feel good about our material possessions. The same goes for all of the other things that we have going on in our lives. For many people, the only way to feel good about anything is to have more of it.
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