The Midnight Library – Matt Haig

Are you a complainer in life?

Does everything that happens to you make you feel guilty?

Or do you always look for someone to blame in every problem?

Do you feel like you’re tired of everything in your life?

What if what is happening to you is really meant to be?

What if life is just trying to lead you to the best version of yourself?

Or what if the life you dream of would actually bring bad consequences for you?

In this book, “The Midnight Library”, author Matt Haig tells the story of Nora Seed.

A character who is tired of life, constantly blames herself, feels worthless, and longs for the past.

The story unfolds after her suicide.

When Nora Seed commits suicide, she finds herself in a Midnight Library.

This library contains many books, each representing different versions of her life.

And she is given books by a familiar librarian.

The books are about what could have happened to her if she had lived what she imagined.

As she truly experiences these moments, she begins to understand why her life took the direction it did. And what she really wants.

She realizes that she should be grateful for what she has. And focus on the present.

When she wakes up in her bed, after knocking on her neighbor’s door for help and being taken to the hospital, she awakens as a different Nora Seed.

Isn’t that how we all are in life?

We constantly focus on what we missed. And we remain stuck in the past.

We dream of the lives we could have lived and blame ourselves.

We get crushed under the weight of guilt.

We don’t even think about taking action to make the most of the time we have left.

Or to avoid repeating the same mistakes.

Because we are only focused on what we have missed.

And even if we feel regret, we fail to step out of our comfort zone.

Like everyone else, I, too, have regrets about missed opportunities. And the lives I could have lived.

Sometimes, these thoughts still come to my mind and make me feel bad.

However, I have learned to focus on the beauty of my life, how I can improve it, and what I need to do.

“The Midnight Library” has given me incredible awareness in this regard.

This book tells a magnificent story about why we should focus not on what we missed. But on what we have in life.

In “The Midnight Library” book, you will see and read yourself.

When you put yourself in Nora Seed’s shoes, you will experience a profound realization.

By the time you finish the book, you will intensely feel the impact of focusing on what you already have in your life.

You will understand that the reason things seem to be going wrong—or why you think they are—is actually because you have been focusing on the wrong things.

You will witness the power of the perspective that comes from appreciating what you already have.

And when I talk about what you have, I don’t just mean material things.

Your relationships, your family, your partner, your child, the people you influence, your job, your routines, your health…

Even if you don’t realize it, there are many people whose lives are strengthened by your presence.

“The Midnight Library” will help you recognize that and make you feel more valuable.

The book is particularly striking.

Because it tells the story of someone who has attempted suicide.

And describes her journey in the limbo between life and death.

Death is an undeniable reality, and it is a powerful trigger.

This book does an incredible job of making the reader feel the journey of someone who comes to understand the value of life while standing at the edge of death.

“The Midnight Library” masterfully illustrates how we, bombarded by endless distractions, have forgotten how to live in the moment.

It vividly depicts how we are crushed under the weight of regret and guilt by constantly focusing on what we are missing in life.

And most importantly, it reminds us why we should recognize the value of both life and ourselves.

“The Midnight Library” will bring you back to yourself and make you feel alive.