Yeah, after more than a year of reading xD When I was still at Theory of Architecture 1 class, I was only able to read like two-thirds of it, or maybe just half. Then I still read it rarely, but quite briefly. It was only three weeks ago when I felt nostalgia on current students of TOA1 making their own book reports. I then decided to finish reading the book, where I'm already at the last part.
It was the power outage yesterday that motivated me to actually & literally finish reading, probably because I have nothing else to do during the day. It was worth it ^_^ It was this morning (5am) when I woke up and read the part of Howard Roark stating his lengthy sentiment in the court, up to the ending and a part of the extra which describes Ayn Rand's perception of the visual character of the protagonist.
I'm just not in the mood to blog about the story lately, but I have realized key things: in creating, one must love his creation and thus not let any distraction get in the way. I should truly prioritize my studies and works if I truly care about them and myself. I never want to be considered a second-hander like everyone else. I'm proud to be a person who doesn't want to go with the flow but I can definitely say that I submit myself to the people I care about, which is somehow toxic unless it won't ruin me and it is my firm and sound decision.
Wooh! Ayn Rand, thank you for your book. Thank you Sir Ted for obliging us to read it and even make us create a book report for it. I wouldn't think I would force myself to read half of the book for a few limited days if it weren't for the forced & graded requirement for completion of that course.
