Why i read

To consider myself as a reader is an overstatement.

I believe we are all readers, I mean, people read daily from newspapers to status updates while at the same time, saying that I have not conceived an overwhelming appetite for books is an understatement.

But what makes me open a book a for more than 30 minutes to read as a leisure activity?

I have realised that when I have not done the things I should be doing, I turn to reading. I read because I have hit a roadblock with whatever idea I am pursuing and in reading I manage to find and discover ways around such a block. I read because the author at that current moment not only captivates me but helps me find an unorthodox answer to whatever roadblock facing me at that time. I have no interest to read for intellectual purposes (hence why I struggled in school), my interests are very broad from advertising books to books on the African economy. I hate books that take things out of context. I love books that floor me with simple mind boggling language because they make one want to become a surgeon and look into the writers mind. That question, HOW? is actually a feeling I love feeling because one often forgets that the written word stabs deeply at certain times, what times? one never knows for sure but that is why I read as often as I try.

Pursuing books considered to be classics or “heavy” in terms of language and thought is something I consider to be a waste of time. I read, never to show intellectualism, but honestly because I have nothing to do and since I am bored I rather read something that will set me in motion. In that time of reading, I gain a good friend and because of the good company by the book, smiling when in your own company is one of the best feelings ever. By reading a little more or just enough, you end up gaining some level of self awareness.

I read because there is no better confirmation that the world is full of smart people out there like a good book. I read because I want to be a better communicator, because reading makes me a better listener. When you read something good, it is as if your brain is at a party it does not want to leave. I will never know enough, I do not know much right now as well but reading makes me learn so much about the world. There is nothing new under the sun, but for every problem one might incur you better best believe that there is a book on it.

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