"Reading is an active pastime that requires an investment
of emotion as well as our concentration and imagination."
Madyson Taylor
Books beckon us to be quiet and concentrate; stir our imagination and emotion; and allow us to travel landscapes while prompting the stretch of our mind. Reading distracts us from our daily routine or the crush of our daily work. Both non-fiction and fiction do wonders for the soul.
Characters, real or imagined, can influence us as well. We can regard them as truth tellers or the venom of the devil. They can become our dearest friend or our worst feared enemy. The memory of a character can influence us either in a negative or positive way.
The words of any book linger in our minds. We may want to pursue a subject referred to or a place we had not heard of before. They might develop a yearning for a certain kind of mentor or a gathering spot for friends to gather. As the words we have consumed float about in our brains, we are most generally enhanced by at least one freshly sparked idea.
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