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People often ask which books shaped me, expecting an answer filled with theology, philosophy, or history.
The truth is, three little girls quietly raised parts of me.
Not all at once. They arrived one after another, exactly when I needed them.
First came Matilda Wormwood. I finished reading the book with comprehension when I was 7 years old.
She taught me that books could become a refuge. When the people around you don't understand you, a library can still welcome you. She made me believe that curiosity isn't something to apologize for. It's something to feed.
This book made me walk to and fro town's library.
If it weren't for Matilda, I probably wouldn't have found the next girl.
Then came Mary Lennox from The Secret Garden. This is when ebook was a trend and the phone was keypad but one of my Uncle gave his old sliding Nokia. It's when I read it and loved it.
Mary wasn't instantly lovable. She was lonely, stubborn, and emotionally neglected. But as the garden slowly came back to life, so did she.
She made me appreciate flowers, vegetables, quiet places, and the mystery of growth. She reminded me that healing often looks ordinary. Sometimes it looks like watering a plant, pulling weeds, or patiently waiting for something buried beneath the soil to come alive again.
And finally came Anne Shirley of Anne of Green Gables.
Most people remember her imagination and endless chatter. I remember something else.
Her curiosity.
Anne questioned everything. She noticed beauty that others walked past. She found wonder in ordinary places and wasn't embarrassed to think deeply or dream boldly. She taught me that asking questions isn't the opposite of wisdom—it is often the beginning of it.
I was already in my mid 20s, I watch the Netflix then came to search the book in free epubs and I somehow can relate to her, being a chatter and a daydreamer, imagination is the limit.
Looking back, I realize these three girls shaped different corners of my heart.
Matilda taught me to love books.
Mary taught me to love growth.
Anne taught me to love wonder.
It's amazing how fictional characters can leave fingerprints on a real life.
As a Christian, I don't believe these stories replaced Scripture. But I do believe God often uses good stories to prepare our hearts for greater truths. Long before I understood many lessons through experience, these girls had already planted tiny seeds.
Sometimes God teaches us through sermons.
Sometimes through suffering.
And sometimes...
through three little girls we meet between the pages of a book.☺️
The truth is, three little girls quietly raised parts of me.
Not all at once. They arrived one after another, exactly when I needed them.
First came Matilda Wormwood. I finished reading the book with comprehension when I was 7 years old.
She taught me that books could become a refuge. When the people around you don't understand you, a library can still welcome you. She made me believe that curiosity isn't something to apologize for. It's something to feed.
This book made me walk to and fro town's library.
If it weren't for Matilda, I probably wouldn't have found the next girl.
Then came Mary Lennox from The Secret Garden. This is when ebook was a trend and the phone was keypad but one of my Uncle gave his old sliding Nokia. It's when I read it and loved it.
Mary wasn't instantly lovable. She was lonely, stubborn, and emotionally neglected. But as the garden slowly came back to life, so did she.
She made me appreciate flowers, vegetables, quiet places, and the mystery of growth. She reminded me that healing often looks ordinary. Sometimes it looks like watering a plant, pulling weeds, or patiently waiting for something buried beneath the soil to come alive again.
And finally came Anne Shirley of Anne of Green Gables.
Most people remember her imagination and endless chatter. I remember something else.
Her curiosity.
Anne questioned everything. She noticed beauty that others walked past. She found wonder in ordinary places and wasn't embarrassed to think deeply or dream boldly. She taught me that asking questions isn't the opposite of wisdom—it is often the beginning of it.
I was already in my mid 20s, I watch the Netflix then came to search the book in free epubs and I somehow can relate to her, being a chatter and a daydreamer, imagination is the limit.
Looking back, I realize these three girls shaped different corners of my heart.
Matilda taught me to love books.
Mary taught me to love growth.
Anne taught me to love wonder.
It's amazing how fictional characters can leave fingerprints on a real life.
As a Christian, I don't believe these stories replaced Scripture. But I do believe God often uses good stories to prepare our hearts for greater truths. Long before I understood many lessons through experience, these girls had already planted tiny seeds.
Sometimes God teaches us through sermons.
Sometimes through suffering.
And sometimes...
through three little girls we meet between the pages of a book.☺️
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