I'm getting to that age where people often stop reading unless it's for college. Y'know, the shit that's required for you to make the life your parents always wanted.
Anyway, it's pissing me off. Reading is good for you; it's healthy for your mind to continue developing once you've left school. People forget this, I suspect mainly for the reason that educational literature isn't everyone's 'thing'. In fact educational literature is boring to most people. Yet that's the majority of what we--as North Americans--are exposed to while growing up. Years of "NatGeo" could easily put someone off of reading. It could cause someone to even dislike reading so much that they practically refuse to do it once they're no longer required to.
I think it's sad that people find reading to be boring...pathetic really. It's my goal to use this shiny new blog to change a few minds about some of the things that make us the fat, loud, and unhealthy apes so many foreign countries pick on. Yes, you should probably come to terms with these ideas; especially that it being no secret how the U.S.A. might be viewed by other parts of the world.
I'd also like you to know it's o.k. some of you might be all like...
It's o.k. because I don't care, and I'm not gonna.
Why Read?
- First of all reading is healthy for your mind. It keeps your mind sharp. Not only that, but if you occasionally read the dreaded non-fiction, it can also keep you relatively educated or at the very least, aware. It's also good for practice. There is nothing more embarrassing than taking 15 or so minutes to read the first page of a children's book to your nephew. Only to mispronounce common, 5 letter words and just hand the book to the 8 year old out of frustration.
- You don't have to read fat books just to be reading. You could actually just look up articles or stories online. There is so much free literature out there that's perfectly accessible via Google or Bing there's just no excuse.
- If you read more, you'd laugh more. Fantasy and fiction are excellent for maintaining a healthy imagination and a strong connection to your own or other cultural environments. References from classic and semi-classic literature are literally fucking everywhere. The media hasn't come up with new material in centuries (yes it has been that long). Wouldn't it be awesome to know and understand where some of your favorite Hollywood icons get their muses?
- I know I'm repeating myself but I can't stress enough that reading more will in turn make you more aware. You will realize many new things and come to understand the world around you much more successfully. You will start to grow and learn. I realize that's a scary thought for some of you......but it's never too late to stop acting and sounding like an idiot. If' you're an overweight fool practically snacking on a six-pack I think it's either time you rethought your life's decisions or you need to start reading. I'm not just talking about reader's digest, or which celebrity fucked whose brother in the ladies' room of Madison Square Garden.
One day we'll all have to pay for being ignorant and every patriotic optimist with a giant F-1500 will suddenly find themselves at a loss for words. Know your culture. Know its history. Know its current state. Know what to do when it all changes.
~Flux baby, say my name!
