I would never lend or gift a book to anyone again if I had any sense

If there is anything in this world that I love the most after people, it is books. I love books intensely. I have no interest in clothes or any other material things. My main attraction is books. I save money little by little to buy a book. I have affection, love, and care for every book. I touch each book with the utmost tenderness. I carefully wipe them and keep them clean. Each book is no less than my child's. I protect them just like I would protect my child. When I let someone read or gift one of my beloved books, they should understand how much affection and love I have put into that gesture. They should also protect the books like I have protected them, just like my child. Today, I received back a very dear book that I had lent. I had kept the book carefully, ensuring no page got damaged. I was very vigilant about it. But what the person who read the book did to it made me cry. The cover was torn into pieces, and the book had a layer of dust. I could have ignored the dus...