Libraries
It has become quite clear that reading, really reading, has become a lost art and a lost passion. It is my observation that most students and adults read words not ideas. It seems equally clear that the goal of most students is to pass a test.
How does one introduce others to the ‘joy of reading’?
In this digital age, how does one to sit down with a good book and explore another world? I have been thinking that the world needs to know that equations tell stories. However, this seems a big leap for folks who hardly know how to immerse themselves in a story; ‘real’ or fiction.
The worlds of a reader; now that’s an interesting thought. I have explored Middle Earth, the Star Wars universe, physics, historical Europe, and the list goes on. How many worlds did I bring into being, again, as I read these stories?
Do we bring those worlds and those characters to life as we read and build them in our mind? I still remember Sophie’s World and Myst. Are writers indeed world builders? Are we characters in a book. Is this a topic for philosophy, religion or fantasy and science fiction?