teenage paroxysm (photoblog)

my-capillaries-scream:

I’m saddened that so many people look down on reading as if it’s a “bad” thing or something only “nerds” do. WHY would you EVER be ashamed about reading a book? Books shape people. They expand knowledge, create new worlds, inspire. How do you think people were entertained or learned about things before there was the internet? It just makes me really sad that so many people are bored by books. And generally, it’s the people that don’t like reading that desperately need books in their life the most. There’s nothing like being completely immersed in a good story. A temporary escape from reality, a visit to a new world. So many people can’t be captivated by something if it’s not flashing in front of their face nowadays. Things that are visually interesting are certainly enjoyable- but after a while you’re mindless, just watching the images on a screen. Whoever has created the show, film, whatever has already deemed what is what and how things look. With books you get an outline with all the details on what the picture should look like but you’re handed the tools to create the world however your heart desires it to look. This is really scattered and not well organized, but it was just something I was thinking about the past while.