There are many ways,
that reading,
and books,
make you,
better.
They make you,
feel,
better,
they can provide,
escape,
laughter,
a balm,
on an aching heart.
They make you,
better,
smarter,
they are a means,
of knowledge acquisition,
about,
places,
history,
pracical things.
How to repair a bike,
how to cook a chicken,
how to give pleasure,
how to defend yourself,
how to boot your immune system,
how to polish your boots.
Books,
can compensate,
for the mentors,
you never had.
But,
mostly,
I think,
books,
make you a better,
person.
Learning about the world,
past and present,
‘seeing’ the world,
through the eyes of others,
be they real or fictional,
expands,
your emotional horizons,
takes you out of your,
‘normal’ world,
world view,
comfort zone,
puts,
you in contact,
with people very different,
from yourself,
all over the world,
throughout history,
and in galaxies,
far, far away.
Understanding,
compassion,
empathy,
and ultimately,
‘discovering’,
that people are,
more similar,
than different:-)
That’s how I see,
Have a great day:-)
Later girls,
BB
* Post inspired by a picture on bookshelfporn.com*
This BB, is an inspiring post.
Is it books… or the mind reading the books that can step into the imagination … and go where the words point to or lead or direct..?
Love and espresso fuel you, huh..? Can I steal that as a title..?? (Giving you credit, of course.
If you give credit is it thievery??, that being said, Steal Away:-)
Hmmm…thievery takes many forms, and THAT is the subject of another conversation or post, or something. But you’re right: if I ask you and you say yes, I am not stealing. At least, I am not stealing THAT particular thing. 🙂
I bet you’re a ‘thief of hearts’ wink, right?
Yes yes yes. What you said!
🙂
It’s too bad that it is so hard to get a lot of folk reading. Maybe if more folk read and they got out of their comfort zones, and realized that there is a huge world out there then we in the good ole USA would have a Tea Party. Maybe if the Tea Party-ers read or listened to anything outside of their own little world, then they would have thought twice about calling themselves ‘Tea Baggers’…but then again maybe, given the sexism of the movement, they wouldn’t change a thing….:-)
At any rate, BB I second your book loving emotion!
I don’t know those Tea Party types seem like the types to get into ‘pissing contests’ and the like WINK
Don’t you just love Smokey 🙂