72-year-old Muhammad Aziz has spent more than 43 years reading books every day — 6–8 hours a day
72-year-old Muhammad Aziz has spent more than 43 years reading books every day — 6–8 hours a day
72-year-old Muhammad Aziz has spent more than 43 years reading books every day — 6–8 hours a day. According to him, he has read more than five thousand books in his lifetime.
His shop is right on the street. The books are open, without locks or security.
When asked if he is afraid that the books will be stolen, Muhammad simply smiled and replied with a well-known Arabic proverb:
“A reader does not steal, and a thief does not read.”
This phrase encapsulates a whole world.
A quiet faith in people, respect for knowledge, and the feeling that a book chooses its own reader.
Sometimes it seems that such people are the last guardians of a calm, unhurried world where trust is still more important than locks.
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