Saturday, October 23, 2010

Learning to think

So what is it to read? When someone reads does it just mean to read something even though you do not understand it? I think it is pointless if you read something and then realize how stupid it was. By reading the classics you can avoid this entirely. From these stories they can give you picture of how people lived, how they acted, and how they thought.
I want to make reading accessible to everyone. I would like everyone to know that reading does not have to be a chore. It should be a daily thing. This reading should not just be on your ipod of blackberry. It should not just be current news either. Granted do not get me wrong, current news is great however think about how and why it is written. The news is written for a quick overview. Just giving the facts, I think this is the worst writing. Writing should be filled with flourishing words. Passionate saying, and to say the least lots of details. So what are you reading?
You should also realize that reading should be hard. In life we go through hard things, and these things should form us into what we are today. Also reading helps you think. You should learn things from the books of the past, process them and think about it, then apply them to your life. That is a quick overview why you should read books. Please go pick up a book. It might make you think. That is why I am writing this: to help people learn to learn and think.