My friend, Christi, posted on Facebook this
amazing photo of a young boy reading in a bombed-out bookstore in WWII
London. The powerful image stirred up a bit of emotion.
I write and edit for a living. But on a day-to-day basis, I don’t
appreciate the importance of books — or hell, any written type of
communication. Words transport, inform, inspire, incite, enrage. I shudder to
think of a world without written communication. While I love television and
film and YouTube and vlogs (yes, you, Lizzie Bennett
diaries), I like the permanence of the written word. I like referring back
to books, to links on the web, to my own journals. Life is fleeting. Tangible
is comforting.
And yet, it was an image that inspired all this emotion I'm feeling. Hmmm…even
more to think about.
Yes, words are doorways with which to escape: past, present, future. Portals to ancient worlds, long dead worlds, future worlds. Windows to souls, minds, hearts. A world without books is a loss of a multi-verse of worlds. Thanks for the food for thought Durango Writer.
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