“Me, my books, and the Novelist”

I had an interesting dream last night that a friend of mine (who is also a writer and scholar) came to my house and said to me that she wants me to put all my books aside because she is going to need my office library to create a “tech library.” Without my consent, she came to the house with her secretary and started to hang on the walls tech artifacts, on shelves, and putting my books away.

When I confronted her about her decision to move my books to the office corners without my consent, she said that it is the “technological age. You won’t need printing books anymore in the future.” I was so upset and started to put my books in boxes and did not argue with her.

Now, I am mad at myself because I let her remove my books while I stayed in silence and failed to educate her and her secretary about the significance of books in print.

I am also mad at myself because I was too passive in the dream and did not advocate for myself and my books. lol lol lol

***The most interesting thing about the dream is that the person who took over my library and asked me to put all my books away so she could create a “tech library” in my office library is a famous Haitian novelist, and I love her work too. lol