“You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.”
C. S Lewis
I agree completely with C.S. Lewis. I love a cuppa tea while readying a good book. Once I started reading chapter books, my mom introduced me to the local library. I got my first library card and a whole new world opened up to me. It was likely getting a passport to the world.
Reading is my guilty pleasure. It allows me to forget for a little while the worries and stresses in this world. It’s an escape from my reality for just an hour or two.
A good book lets me time travel back in time to an earlier period where I can experience life and events in this earlier time from the safety of my home. Or can I travel to a distance future and learn about whole new world that only exists in our imagination.
What type of books do I like to read? It would be very accurate to say I have an eclectic taste in books. In the past month, I’ve read 6 books. A biography on one of the signers of the declariation of Independece, a non-fiction book on Churchill’s first year as Prime Minister, two self-help books, a business book and a novel set in Berlin prior to World War II.
Book help to increase my knowledge of the world and myself.
The 5 reasons I like to read:
- It stimulates my mind and imagination
- Reading helps reduce my stress
- Increases my knowledge
- Helps makes me a better writer
- To just be entertained
Next time you have a few minutes, pick up a book and start reading.
