Sunway Social Innovators Club Human Library (20/6/18)

I love to read books. Books can take us anywhere with our imagination- be it a fairytale, an adventure or fictional you named them! Not only reading books can widen our knowledge and enhancing our language skills and vocabulary, it also makes us to become more compassion and kind towards others.

If there is any chance I would go to the library and book feast and spend for hours to check out the latest books to add in to my latest collection. My favorite genres of books are biographies, fiction and recently starting on romance.

But have you ever heard about the "Human Library"? The books actually talk to you, sounds interesting? A talking book like the ones we always watch on TV instead of a book form, these books are real humans! Sunway Social Innovators Club (SSIC) held its first "Human Library". There were four books in store for students and staff to "read". The first one was The Refugee from Myanmar, followed by The Refugee Teacher, The Homeless CEO and The Troubled Youth.

I didn't register prior to the event so I was considered a walk-in participant. But before going down to the "books", there were some rules and regulations for participants to abide by. After going through the four titles, my choice was The Refugee from Myanmar.

I spent 30 minutes to read the book. It was about a brave Myanmar girl who wanted to have a better life and future and came to Malaysia to seek refuge. She was hoping that her home country will accept her people and give them a citizenship like any people in Myanmar. Also, she was hoping the Malaysian government will take some action and look into this serious matter.

The girl of the book even started up her own NGO foundation and collaborated with Malaysian NGOs, to help people who are going through the same hardship as her. I loved the book so much and even read it for the second time!

I felt fortunate and blessed to live in a place where I have almost everything from family to education. Sometimes, I do take things for granted at some point but after reading this book, it made me realised that there are some people out there who really need our help to change their lives and create a bright future for them.

What else can I ask for? I'm the most luckiest girl ever! I'm looking forward to the next Human Library. Maybe something that related to mental health?