The Book of Living

Юрий Белк (2024)

«The Book of Living» by Yuri Belk offers the reader a unique look at the age-old questions related to the purpose and meaning of human existence. Using metaphors, parables, and real-life stories, the author expertly reveals complex concepts in an accessible and inspiring way. The reader will travel through the pages, discovering not only theory, but also practical tips for achieving harmony with themselves and the world around them. Belk shows how through mindfulness and inner development, you can achieve genuine happiness and find joy in everyday moments. Special attention is paid to the process of formation of a person, his personal and spiritual growth. Belk discusses the importance of self-awareness, personal responsibility, and the constant pursuit of excellence. The book offers more questions than answers to work on yourself, helping the reader to form a conscious attitude to life, find your vocation and achieve inner peace.

How do I read this book?

Take your time, read it, think about it, work on it, then read it again. Most people read books in a stream, but my opinion is that you should do it slowly, if necessary, take notes.

For reading fiction, of course, in my opinion, you do not need notes, it is still entertainment, although, on the other hand, some novels can provide more information than any other historical documents.

We, the majority, think that it is enough to know the dates of important events in the history of mankind, but how people lived at that time, what their habits were at that time, what they thought and dreamed about-we do not know at all.

You can fantasize about what our descendants will write about our era in hundreds or thousands of years. Will they learn about their habits, such as sending memes of hundreds of them on social networks to each other? But this is an important indicator of the maturityof a society, or rather, the level of its development. We don't need to take these points personally, although as we continue to read this book, we may be able to look in the mirror and see ourselves for who we are.

The task of a writer is to talk about it, a writer is not a chocolate bar, he should not be liked by everyone and in everything. So when they say a good book or a good writer, I don't understand what people mean, what criteria are applied. Is it even possible to be goodwhen the world is so complicated and the vices of society are trying to change us in different directions?

The writer, if he begins to please the public, then it is possible to reach the vulgarity.

I won't be too deliberate before reading it, but it was important for me to say it, or rather, to print it. When, for example, before starting a movie, you read"comedy"or"horror"in the description, then you will subconsciously look for these moments and, perhaps, even laugh, mentally thinking that this is a comedy, somewhere it must be funny. Personally, if I say it about myself, I always look at comedies as dramas, in my opinion, tragedies are more concentrated in them than in the tragedies themselves.

The purpose of the book is not to fill in the text, but against graphomancy, so the volume of the book is planned to be small.

I try to follow my own internal rules, which I have deduced for myself: texts should not be corrected much after the first manuscript, and it is better not to do this at all, because if you start correcting them, you can polish them to a perfect, smooth state, which will make the book taste disappear.

I can not say that this reading will be pleasant for you, like any medicine, it is not always delicious, but sometimes we need to take a cold shower to look around, look at ourselves and our thoughts. One big chapter is devotedto practical recommendations, and the next, which is called the Manifesto of Life — is all the same, but in an allegorical form and in the form of metaphors.