READing is a pleasure..

Despite being in the era of technology, the hobby of reading stories, novels or fiction has not lost its place in our hearts.  This is because, every time there is a book or warehouse sales, we will see many people trying to get the genres they like at a cheaper price. And these book lovers will buy as many books as they can afford during these sales.  I find reading a wonderful experience.  We are taken into a different world altogether. We can choose whether we want to be in the modern world, Shakepearean world, Renaissance era, in Malaysia, in Asia or anywhere at all.  We can also choose to criticise the characters in the stories, gossip about them, despise or love these characters without having the fear of someone being offended with these actions of ours.  We can choose to condemn people without being afraid of taken to court.  Interestingly, we can feel attached to some events or people although they are fictitious.  Students of literature speak of Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet as if they are alive. We take pride in using phrases like "to be or not to be" or "when shall we meet again, in thunder, lightning or in rain" as though those are dialogues of real people. Reading is indeed a wonderful experience. Lets start to read with our hearts, not just with our eyes...