In the quiet morning hours, or as I fade off to sleep at night, I cuddle up with a good novel.
This book is my world, my quiet time away from the din and discordance of the everyday world, but it’s also a way to explore the world in imaginative new ways.
There’s nothing that beats it.
I get lost in worlds wholly created by an author, imagined but containing truths about life, incisively commenting about life, reproducing it in beautiful new ways, putting me in the mind of another human being, grabbing my heart and dragging it through the thrill of falling in love or the dull numbness of divorce or the fear of being found out, giving me the power of flight or omniscience or magic, confessing about guilty deeds and crimes and affairs, taking me into richly reimagined periods of history, helping me time travel and space travel and regular travel into new lands, showing me how other people live in helplessness, in slavery, in squalor, in power and luxury, in prostitution and presidency, making the mundane seem magical and the magical seem possible.
This is why I read.
Reading has been shown to make us more empathetic people, but it also helps us learn to sit still for long without distractions, and gives us a break from the pull of smartphones and the online world.
Reading is one of my favorite habits, and though once in a while I slip away from it, I always come back.
Beautifully penned :))
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Thank you very much..I’m glad that you appreciated it
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I share similar sentiments…gotta love reading!
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I’m glad that you loved it…thanks for reading
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You’re welcome!
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I like getting lost in a good book too. So true about feeling empathy too.
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There is nothing that can beat the joy of reading..thx for reading
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This is why we all read. I loved the effortless flow of words in your post…
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Ahh thank you so much..
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Welcome… 🙂
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What are you reading these days?
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Well its tough to read literature while pursuing engineering…but still In spare time I’m reading Dracula by bram stoker. what about you?
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Oh wow! That’s creepy! I just finished reading “the witch of portobello” by Paulo coelho!
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Great …How about movies?
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Haven’t watched any off late! The credit goes to my laid back attitude I guess! But I love watching movies and I do have a collection of short films!
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Some movies are time killers , some are too extravagant but there are some which inspires you!! I love watching movies too ..watched Lion this weekend ..
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I wish I could watch it too! But anyways, I hope your experience was good!
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Well ✒ penned😙🤗☺👌
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Thank you. I hope you share the same bond with books too
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Yeah….😋
but my bond is more staunch with my buddy dictionaries… 🤗🤗
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Books gift us with a new different world…beautiful 🙂
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Beautiful write up !!
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Thanks for your kind words!!!
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A book is the best friend you can always come to.
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That’s true 😊😊 Books never deceive
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Absolutely. Total loyalty and the feel good factor is always there.
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Oh yes! Books are just the best. Very relatable post 🙂
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Thanks Sharma!
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A pleasure 🙂
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Woahhhh! 😻😻 OMG, such an accurate description of what it feels like to read. That is truly the best part, when we look at life through the character’s eyes. Cheers to books and book-lovers! 🤗 Great post huh.
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Thank you 😊
Happy World Book Day
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I always love to read before sleeping 😊
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The best thing 😄
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🌸😊
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This is so well penned! 💙
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Thanks Diana😊
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My pleasure, Abhishek! 😄
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🌸😊
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Reading is actually the greatest habit anyone can create! People are missing a lot by not reading, as you said it’s completely a new different world 🙂
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Yes, Huguette! I like exploring and there’s nothing more exciting than books🌸
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This is true 👍😊
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Very well said👍
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Thanks 😊
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