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I recently encountered one of my closer friends. She said, “Oh my gosh! You have to read this book!” So I asked her about it, got some information, and determined that this was indeed an ‘interesting read’.
This conversation occurred at the beginning of the month and to this day I have not read said book. The truth of the matter is, I do enjoy a good story, but I do not have the patience to sit down and indulge in a book. Honestly, I dislike reading with a passion.
Part of the reason I feel that reading is an enemy in my eyes is our schooling systems. At young ages, children are told that they must read at least 15 minutes a day, and then write about what they read. And in the beginning, children enjoy this task. I personally loved seeing how much I could read and remember in a short period of time. But as time went on, this task became more of chore, rather then reading for enjoyment.
Another reason I do not experience a thrill while reading a book is that there are other forms of art in the modern world that have equally compelling stories. People may argue, “But you can’t tell what the characters are thinking” or “A book can be longer and therefore more detailed,” but I see it that a movie can have many deep characters and allow the audience to relate to the characters. For example, Inception starring Leonardo DiCaprio, the movie experiences many emotionally challenging obstacles for the characters that they must overcome, and to this day, people are still pondering the ending (which will not be reveled in this writing because I care for my fellow readers and do not want to spoil it for those who haven’t seen Inception).
Yet another form is video games. Now don’t jump out of your seats or close out of this blog saying “Pacman doesn’t have a story!” If you do say this you would be right. But in my recent years I have encountered many games that have personally changed my life. Hours have been spent playing these games trying to understand certain characters motives and emotions towards a subject. Games like Resistance, Dragon Age: Origins, God of War and Uncharted have tested the very emotions of consumers.
All of these aspects of movies and video games are identical to that of books. Henceforth, you are not a bad person if you don’t read a book. However you choose to enjoy your free time is your choice. You may even enjoy something that wasn’t listed there….and that’s OK! I personally just dislike when others are forcing people to read, it defeats the purpose of free time and defeats the principles of enjoyment.
This conversation occurred at the beginning of the month and to this day I have not read said book. The truth of the matter is, I do enjoy a good story, but I do not have the patience to sit down and indulge in a book. Honestly, I dislike reading with a passion.
Part of the reason I feel that reading is an enemy in my eyes is our schooling systems. At young ages, children are told that they must read at least 15 minutes a day, and then write about what they read. And in the beginning, children enjoy this task. I personally loved seeing how much I could read and remember in a short period of time. But as time went on, this task became more of chore, rather then reading for enjoyment.
Another reason I do not experience a thrill while reading a book is that there are other forms of art in the modern world that have equally compelling stories. People may argue, “But you can’t tell what the characters are thinking” or “A book can be longer and therefore more detailed,” but I see it that a movie can have many deep characters and allow the audience to relate to the characters. For example, Inception starring Leonardo DiCaprio, the movie experiences many emotionally challenging obstacles for the characters that they must overcome, and to this day, people are still pondering the ending (which will not be reveled in this writing because I care for my fellow readers and do not want to spoil it for those who haven’t seen Inception).
Yet another form is video games. Now don’t jump out of your seats or close out of this blog saying “Pacman doesn’t have a story!” If you do say this you would be right. But in my recent years I have encountered many games that have personally changed my life. Hours have been spent playing these games trying to understand certain characters motives and emotions towards a subject. Games like Resistance, Dragon Age: Origins, God of War and Uncharted have tested the very emotions of consumers.
All of these aspects of movies and video games are identical to that of books. Henceforth, you are not a bad person if you don’t read a book. However you choose to enjoy your free time is your choice. You may even enjoy something that wasn’t listed there….and that’s OK! I personally just dislike when others are forcing people to read, it defeats the purpose of free time and defeats the principles of enjoyment.
Thanks for reading and considering,
-N. Xavier
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