BY Angel Grace D. Untalan, SEPTEMBER 2023

Preferences in reading vary according to interest, expertise, and experience. Over time, avid and casual readers alike discover which books carry their value in life. Most people will be delighted to navigate through different book genres, but some would equally find the same overwhelming. Nonetheless, it was long established that reading fosters learning and growth. It also allows readers to reflect on their experiences or challenges and translate them into either a healthier mindset or an opportunity for improvement.

While not all books may resonate deeply, there are ones which effectively align with the needs, values, and emotions of their readers. When a book conveys the kind of content that its reader seeks, it leaves a lasting impact and eventually becomes part of the reader’s memory which would keep them motivated for the rest of their lives.

For this month’s Q&A, we asked our MANCOM members:

“If you can only read one book for the rest of your life, what would it be and why?”

• Ms. Arlette Capistrano – ‘Teach Your Child How to Think’ by Edward de Bono.
• Ms. Joannah Villamor – ‘The Little Prince’ by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (Because I want to be reminded to never stop being a child and start to remember who we were before the world told us who we should be)
• Mr. Dhing Autor – ‘Leadership and Financial Successes’ (To understand the various type of leadership and to understand various strategies in handling finances)
• Mr. Marc Macaspac – ‘Bible’ (To learn and guide my way of life)
• Mr. Edward Castro – ‘Bible’ (Reading the bible holds significance as it can serve as the foundation for our daily lives by practicing, we have the opportunity to nurture our spiritual, moral, and ethical development fostering personal growth throughout our lifetime.

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About the writer:

Angel Grace D. Untalan. A Legal Management graduate with an inclination to pursue the field of higher arts. She is moderately comfortable with social interaction but can also relish her time off from the crowd. Her works are influenced by distinguished screenwriters such as Gene Roddenberry, George R.R. Martin, and Quentin Tarantino. She aspires to become a law practitioner at The Hague, who has published papers in a Scopus-indexed journal at some point in the future.