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“We were scared, but our fear was not as strong as our courage.” Malala Yousafzai’s book tells us so much more than what we would have ever conceived of reading in her book. Definitely a book to read and a human to be inspired by, in today’s world. On Reading #iammalala I thought the book was brilliant. But Malala, she is even more !! Such a beautiful book that I took so long to finish reading and I do not understand why so. I am so glad to have enjoyed reading and completing the same. A real page turner. Here is so much to learn from culture, religion, politics and many other fields. A young girl captured my heart with her brave charisma. Such a character who can lead by example and teach us to be patient, aim for your goals, be tirelessly kind, yet effortlessly simple. I think I now know who Malala is!! 

How often does a book touch your life? Do you take note of all the wonderful things that you experienced while reading a book? I thought it would nice to write down a few of my favourite notes from this powerful non fiction. If you want to know, then yes I do keep a journal such as this. A book where i note down all the wonderful books read during the year, in addition to these bumper texts. Page 87 …lifetimes measured in lessons learned and tasks fulfilled, not years; charity, hope, faith and love; doing without expectations of return – Page 111 Hathor, I later learned, was the Egyptian goddess of love, mirth, and joy. Page 112 Patience and timing . . . everything comes when it must come. A life cannot be rushed, cannot be worked on a schedule as so many people want it to be. We must accept what comes to us at a given time, and not ask for more. But life is endless, so we never die; we were never really born. We just pass thought different phases. Th