"The reading of all good books is indeed like a conversation with the noblest men of past centuries who were the authors of them, nay a carefully studied conversation, in which they reveal to us none but the best of their thoughts."- Rene Descartes.
I love the word, "the noblest of men" which today are scarce and may never be able to come back into our conversations as the world now thrives on celebrating crooks, criminals and the worse of the human factors.
Have you ever been in that state of mind when you are reading a book and you can see yourself painting the pictures of what the author is saying?
Well, if you have, then you probably are not of this age and will do well if you can apply that imaginative eyes into your today.
What book are you reading today? Did you know that before the invention and introduction of 24hours television, we had a life where we were able to relate with the words written on paper?
The thoughts from the noblest of men from the past helped formed the future and it is one of the solid foundations that all things good we see today were built on.
Learn to read a book no matter how busy you may be.
Pick up a book and challenge yourself to seeing the end. There may just be some lessons you will pick along the way as you drove into the deeps of the mind of the writer.
Thank God for the internet and everything else surrounding it. This means you can get to read lots of books at your spare time... even for free.
A matured mind is not based on how much money you have made nor how much steak you have had, but in how much words you have been able to eat and swallow and which functions to help your mental capacity and human comprehension.
I like to read books and by some weird reasons I cannot still explain, I still buy hard back and store them in my shelves after reading and implore my children to read when they can.
The world can torture you body and make you beg to eat but they cannot torture yourself mind because, whatever knowledge you consume is embedded therein and cannot be beaten out.
Be the word and you will change the world.