Hmmm...... This is just too good a question/prompt.
I just thank God for being in Hive here. It has made me read novels in the past. Years back, I'm a fan of reading novels. Things change with time, or maybe I can say that it's because of my business. It's just something I figured out after starting this composition.
My husband always comes with countless novels just for me to feed my eyes and refresh my memories. I was enjoying it back then and was not ready to relent from reading. Every so often, when he failed to bring home another novel after finishing the ones, I was. Reading it does cause us serious arguments. Although things change with time, and that's what I believe.
Reading is not part of me any longer. The only time I can boast that I have carried physical books is when I'm helping my kids with their assignments. I put them through where they are not clear. Every so often, I teach them through their textbooks. So, every day, I always help them with their assignments. I guess it's a means of reading something, but not to my satisfaction and expectations.
Years back, reading was my hubby, but since I started having kids, I somehow relented in reading books. The last time I read was a novel that I can't really recollect.
Even my husband, who is teaching Mathematics, only knows about his mathematics textbooks, although whole teaching his students.
There are so many things one has to gain while reading physical books. Things like:
New knowledge: knowledge that one can apply to do so many things.
To know things that are happening around the world. So many things are happening differently around the world. Knowing those things would raise your knowledge beyond expectations. My cousin has this habit of arguing about things happening around the world. It's because of the numerous books he always reads, including magazines. So, he was always stronger in proving his points while arguing. So, reading can provide you with facts to use against your colleagues.
Reading physical books can help you expand your knowledge beyond your imagination. There is a saying that a pen is mightier than anything else on earth. One can know how to plan and how to build through reading. This is why we just have to inculcate the habit of reading physical books.
It can also ease stress. When you are stressed up, you just need to pick up any physical book within your reach just to relax your stress.
Reading physical books can ease anger. Most people are prone to getting angry on time. The best is to take a physical book and read just to bring down your anger.
Reading physical books can make you what you have a think of becoming. Life is not a bed of roses, but reading can bring that joy we once planned to have.
I was once a lover, but now a failed lover of books, just because of marriage. Although it does not deprive people of reading. In my case, maybe my business contributed to my drifting apart from reading physical books. Even reading an e-book is not on my agenda.
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