Be Yourself: The Original Sin

Who knew that just doing what worked for you would be such an uphill task? And that everyone would try to chip in?

- Urvee Modwel

Want to see how obstinate people can get? Try telling them that there is more than one right way of doing something. Tell book lovers that the smell of a physical book is all very well, but the Kindle allows for reading in comfy, dimly lit corners. And watch how they immediately prepare for war. Tell home cooks that it's all right to clean up as you go, doing the dishes as the curry simmers rather than after the cooking is done. And watch them sharpen their knives. Tell people that showering at night actually keeps the body clean for longer. And watch as they turn mutinous. You do you, apparently works only when everybody does the same thing.

With books, it was supposed to be readers against the world. Yet, lines are drawn. Paper books are seen to be somehow more real. Sure, the smell of books is intoxicating, but where does one put these intoxicating books?