Destined to be read After graduating from technical high school as an Electronics Expert, I decided to continue in the same sector. I entered college to earn a degree in electrical engineering. When I started college, I was looking forward to taking philosophy because I had read some of my brother's papers. My professor recommended that I read two books: More Plato and Less Prozac and Sophie's World. I chose to read the first one because I didn't have time to read both since I was taking a lot of credits that semester. It was one of the best courses I've ever taken. As time passed and my career progressed, my interest in it began to wane. I followed several career paths and realized that electronics was not the best field for me. I decided to spend some time doing something I enjoyed: reading about philosophy, so I went to the college library and started looking for books. I found huge books that looked like encyclopedias, so I realized I needed an introductory one. While searching the library catalogue, I came across Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder. I remembered that this was the book I had chosen not to read; is a novel about the history of philosophy. Even though philosophy is a deep and rigorous study, the author takes us through its story with ease. At that point I was taking 21 credits and most of them were core courses. My former classmates must have thought I was crazy for wasting time reading about philosophy instead of studying for exams and coursework. I tried to get good grades that semester, but my priority was reading Sophie's World. It's 633 hundred pages long, but I never got bored. The book begins as a correspondence course in ph...... middle paper ......ts of view, taking time to evaluate my ideas, trying to be more objective, be open to any criticism and analyze or discuss any conception. This book did not teach me any particular beliefs or philosophical ideology; taught me to doubt, not to be afraid of the unknown or to question the untouchable dogmas of my traditions, to ask questions about things I considered truth, to consider new ideas whether I agree with them or not, to think about what which is really important for me, to find my opinion on social issues and to be more open minded. I've learned that ideas come and go over time; that there are questions that will never be fully answered, but that doesn't mean we should stop asking and trying to find answers. I appreciated how beautiful doubt and uncertainty can be. I regret not reading Sophie's World sooner. It's my favorite book ever.