Friday, October 22, 2010

Jiyo Life with Reading!



Stories are an undervalued section of Human Activity. Yet we all thrive on them in some form or the other. We all love good stories and also like to hear people speak about their experiences. The reasons for us humans to be at the top of the Pyramid, is our ability to think and formulate. This capacity of thinking helps us to create stories and anecdotes. The purpose of fiction is not only to entertain but to also enable a person to think about human nature and how the world works. The reader becomes one with the protagonist of the story and analyses the decisions that the protagonist makes. Good stories captivate the reader and spellbind him.

Stories/Fiction serves many purposes. Besides the obvious fact that they are a source of entertainment, there are many other reasons. Inspirational stories make us evaluate our life and how we have lived it. Then there are anecdotes where morals and good nature are embedded so that we can get a moral direction from them. Stories help us analyze the human psyche. Children are often told tales like the Panchatantra so that they can understand how things work in this world through subtle allegories. What interests me in the art of telling tales is how people can forget any situation he is in and get immersed in them. This is an interesting factor which is very crucial for many people who are stressed out. Non-fictional discourses on many things like philosophy and history are also very helpful in increasing a person’s knowledge and understanding of the world. Many of us today have so many things to worry about and it would be a very exciting experience to be able to stop time and get into a novel. Everyone has experienced the pleasure and excitement after reading a really good novel. Many of these tales have changed the way we behave and this makes stories really important to every one of us, because they are ultimately are tools of enlightenment. So, we suggest that everyone should read a really good book of their choice and make reading a habit. If you are very busy then you could allocate some time everyday religiously towards reading. It will help cure your stress and will help in your all round development as a person.

Happy reading everyone and yes Jiyo Life to the full!

1 comment:

  1. That is a very good write up .Dfinitely reading habit will help us become destressed . There are many good books around . We have just to pick them up and start reading .
    try reading
    Nine lives by William Darlymple
    Eat Pray love by Elizabeth Gilbert

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