*I am grateful for books!
(Some of my book collection)
I am grateful for
books…
…and their pages which offer us insight into unknown worlds. I
am grateful for the endearing characters which sprinkle fairy-dust on the walls of
our imaginations. It’s books which have
allowed me the opportunity to unravel mysteries and to explore the history of
bygone eras. I have discovered foreign customs,
cultures and peoples who have enriched my own life.
I am grateful for the
wisdom I have gleaned from the pages of books, and the windows they’ve opened
for me - to other paradigms and ways of thinking. I am grateful to have been
educated by books which have inspired me, authors who I admire and occasionally
mimicked. I’ve been forced to weep when discovering the appalling living
conditions which some people and animals have to bear, and I have been encouraged
by their strength and perseverance in these difficult circumstances.
When insomnia hits me, I reach for a book to find found
solace… It never fails! I drift away into the talent of the authors
and the stories they bring me. How often
have I chosen to escape for a few hours, beverage in hand, ensconced in a
blanket? I engross myself in tales yet to be discovered; sometimes pondering
over the talent of photographers who have brought images to me of places I will
never get to see.
Books have shaped my thought and my life. I have discovered laughter, tears, fears,
foresight, hope, encouragement and the joy of imagination. I've discovered my faith in the greatest book of all - God's Holy Bible. Some books have even
forced others around me to interrogate my mirth.
I am grateful for the dedication of the writers who offer us
pages upon pages of their imaginings; who provide us with a channel to escape
this world for a short while and who offer us hope for a better world. I am
grateful for their dedication and commitment; the hours which they have spent
paining over their choice of words, and the angst they have gone through when
editors have performed surgery on their personal masterpieces. I am grateful for the sleepless nights they
have endured whilst they've pondered over a single idea, and the "mountains" they had to climb
to finally offer us their works of art.
I am grateful for the books we so often take for granted.
And I am grateful for the ones I am yet to discover.
*I am grateful for books!
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