Meant to be readAfter graduating from a technical high school as an electronics technician, I decided to continue in the same field. I entered college to pursue electronic engineering. When I started college, I was eager to take philosophy classes because I had read some of my brother's papers. My teacher recommended that we read two books: More Plato and Less Prozac and Sophie's World. I chose to read the first one because I didn't have time to read both since I was taking a lot of credits that semester. It was one of the best courses I have ever taken. As time passed and I progressed in my career, my interest in this field began to wane. I followed several career paths and realized that electronics was not the best field for me. I decided to spend some time doing something I loved: reading about philosophy, so I went to the university library and started looking for books. I found huge books that looked like encyclopedias, so I realized I needed an introductory one. While browsing the library catalog, I discovered Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder. I remembered that this was the book I had chosen not to read; it is a novel about the history of philosophy. Even though philosophy is an in-depth and rigorous study, the author tells us his story with simplicity. At that time, I had 21 credits, most of which were core courses. My former classmates must have thought I was crazy for wasting my time reading about philosophy instead of studying for exams and homework. I tried to get good grades that semester, but my priority was reading Sophie's World. It's 633 hundred pages, but I was never bored. The book begins as a correspondence course in ph...... middle of paper ......ts of view, taking the time to evaluate my ideas, trying to be more objective, being open to any criticism and analyze or discuss any design. This book did not teach me any particular philosophical beliefs or ideologies; it taught me to doubt, not to be afraid of the unknown or to question the untouchable dogmas of my traditions, to ask questions about things that I considered truths, to consider new ideas, that I agree or not, to think about what is really important to me. me, to find my opinion on social issues, and to be more open-minded. I learned that ideas come and go through time; that there are questions that will never be fully answered, but that doesn't mean we should stop asking and trying to find answers. I appreciated how beautiful doubt and uncertainty can be. I regretted not having read Sophie's World before. This is my favorite book of all time.