Books

My relationship with books goes back a long way. I've always been in a hurry to get things done, I was clamouring to feed myself when I was 6 months old and my introduction to books came shortly after. During my teenage years, like everything else, my reading went into overdrive and at that time books trumphed engaging with people everytime! Other things have come and gone in my life, but the books have remained a permanent fixture.

The importance of the ability to read cannot be overstated. Reading nourishes the grey matter in a similar vein to what a well balanced diet does for the body. If one knows how to read, there's no limit to what one can do. Reading allows one to self educate and provides exposure to concepts that can be life changing. Reading fires the imagination and provides a springboard for launching, what may seem like to some, the improbable dream.

About 21 years ago, a friend gave me a book* for my birthday that set me on the road to becoming an information security specialist. After reading the book, I decided that I wanted to pursue a career in computing and thus began a journey that culminated, 16 years later, in me obtaining a Masters in Information Security.

Sly, I owe you big time.

* sadly the title of the book eludes me, but the genre was science fiction