Do you like the logo? I wanted to make it very symbolic; the blue rose represents me and the literary genres, as well as writing which is very related to reading. While the book obviously represents reading itself.
Who is reading this article for? To everyone, to those who love reading, to those who can’t stand it, to those who have never read.
If you don’t like reading I’ll try to change your mind, if you love reading like me we can discuss it a bit ^^
So let’s start with our article. One question: why is it important to read?
In reality it is a rather obvious question and the answer is quite simple, we all know more or less. So let’s see several points that explain the importance of picking up the books.
1) Books are emotion
First point and to say the least fundamental. Books are emotion, reading helps to know new emotions, to get excited, to experience different feelings: love and hate, resentment, fear (just think of the horror genre), indifference, joy (when a character wins or one dies badly XD) , beneficial tension and much more.
2) Books are culture
Second point but not least. Reading increases our culture, knowledge, teaches us many things that can also be useful for everyday life and in general make us feel more educated, more intelligent. So it’s important to point out that books break down ignorance and prejudice.
3) Reading makes you think
This is really very important. Books make you think, even those books (like my stories xD) which apparently are useless. In fact, all books contain food for thought and we know that reflecting is good for our health, our mind. So read to broaden your mind.
4) Books enter the soul
What does this mean? It means that books help us to know but also to know each other, which is even more important, and therefore to accept and reflect on our character and way of acting.
5) Reading helps to grow
I have never grown up XD but don’t worry, it will work with you. And don’t worry if you only read fantasy (although my advice is to vary the reading). Also this noble genre and I repeat NOBLE, always contains many teachings, even if often not so much in relief.
6) Reading improves us as people
By helping us to know our being, it consequently improves us as people. It increases our empathy, because we feel it about our beloved characters, and it helps us to know different characters and therefore become much more attentive to the details that matter. And maybe even more sensitive, which doesn’t hurt.
7) Books give wings
Other than the red bull, it’s the books that really make us fly. Thanks to our imagination, which reading a lot can significantly increase and improve, books allow us to fly beyond the very reality of things and life, makes us look up and think of everyday life as something different, because it always offers interesting ideas. for reflection and one more reason to move forward. Furthermore, by reading we abandon our fears and difficulties for a while, to enter those of a character and in this way we escape from our world. A good way to avoid falling into sadness and thinking too much about the obstacles that life often puts before us.
Not thinking about our life for a while, especially if we don’t like it, can be a good thing.
8) Reading is a bridge over life.
And you will say: here it is contradicting itself. And I will tell you that “inconsistency is part of mankind”. XD However it is not a real contradiction, because if on the one hand reading estranges us from reality, on the other hand it brings us very close and without making it weigh, without us realizing it we find ourselves reflecting on reality.
It might seem absurd, but reading helps you stay in touch with reality. Some will find it hard to believe, especially since many people, myself, read to “escape” to real life. Actually reading lightens the mind and charges us positively, so it makes us face reality better and also makes us understand it in a different way. Books always tell reality, even fantasy, so reading is a real and healthy contact with real life.
Much less traumatic is living with a book than being down to earth without the right guide.
9) Reading decreases stress
I’m talking about stress, not chronic anxiety. If you suffer, like me, from anxiety about every little thing, I admit that reading does not help much. For example, I can’t even read when I’m too anxious, because if I’m not calm, I don’t enjoy reading.
Speaking of stress in general, though, if you enjoy reading and especially the book you are reading, then reading can decrease stress. This is because it distracts us from everyday worries and promotes relaxation of the whole body, apart from the eyes. XD By the way, just look away from time to time and fix it on a distant point, so the eyes water and the sight is not damaged by the many hours of reading.
10) Reading promotes sleep
Well it’s true, I myself tried to read before going to sleep, and I felt much more relaxed than when I write to the PC until late. This at least reading paper, I do not know if it can work with e-readers.
However, for those suffering from insomnia and sleep disorders it may be useful to pick up a good book for half an hour before going to sleep. I recommend a light that is not too bright, always paying attention to see well, because the use of soft lights increases sleepiness and relaxes much more. (Of course this is just a tip, don’t take my words at face value).
So so far we have understood that reading is good for health and improves us as people. Do you need other reasons?
Well, continue reading … (So in the meantime read XD) But not today, because otherwise how do I leave you in suspense?
So see you next week with more reasons why it is good to read. I wait for you!
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