A World Without Books

 

I for sure cannot conceive or imagine a world without books. Books seek to inspire, motivate, entertain, inform and educate. Without books, it would seem as if a limb were missing. Technology provides us with much of the information we need, but there is nothing to beat the pleasure of leafing through a physical book or getting immersed in one to fulfil your needs. Be it a dusty tome or a brand new book, books take you to another level altogether.

If books were absent from the world:

There would be a certain darkness in the world.

Books preserve knowledge. Today, we can source information from digital media and store the same on digital media, but digital media is subject to loss and degradation.

You would miss out on the pleasures of visiting a book library to pick out a book or simply sitting quietly, garnering the information that you want.

I grew up, as most children are, packing a school bag for the next day, making sure that all the right books were packed.  If there were no books, all we would pack would be a lunch box. On a more serious note, traditional classroom learning would be severely impacted without books.  A classroom sans books would never add up to being a classroom.

 

Wouldn’t we miss the joy of reading bedtime tales or just plain reading to our offspring?

Authors would have to take to other mediums to express their thoughts and readers would consume content, through mediums other than books.

Cultural diversity would take a knock as books often carry narratives about myriad cultures and communities.

 

    A bookless world would therefore negatively impact education, personal development and our consumption of knowledge. The world of technology is expanding by leaps and bounds but it does have its limitations.  

Dedicated To All Bookworms

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You love to read But the day is fraught With chores galore Oh! What a bore.

Then you place me On the page where you left off Coming back to read When your tasks are complete. I may be fancy, quirky or just plain But by you, dear bookworm I am needed time and again.

Straight From The Heart

 

Lessons Learnt Until Now.

 

1.  Change is the only constant.

Our life on earth is not permanent. One day we shall all depart. Circumstances, situations and people in our lives are all subject to change. Changes happen for the better or for worse. We are happy when the change works in our favour and are called to accept, adapt, adjust and accommodate if the change works against us.  Sometimes, though you dislike the change, it is good for you. The change may bring to the fore your abilities and talents, and see you coping in adverse circumstances or simply break you. 

A financial setback has changed a lot of things for me. Yet, it has taught me to count my blessings and be grateful for the smallest of blessings. Hence, as often said, 'change is the order of the universe and nobody or nothing can defeat change.

As much as I would like to live in a comfort zone, I have learnt that life has this knack of making you most uncomfortable. 

 

2.  Mental and Physical health is the greatest wealth.

Never ever take your health for granted. You may be up and doing one day and then awaiting test results the next.  All the wealth in the world cannot compensate for a healthy body and mind. After being diagnosed with a life-threatening illness 4 years ago,I no longer take my health lightly or for granted.  

 I've learnt that I must do all I can to stay healthy, both physically and mentally and then leave the rest in the hands of God.

 

3.  Friendship can be quite fickle. 

One of the most unexpected lessons that I have learnt recently is that friendship may not be all it is made out to be. True friends accept each other for what they are irrespective of status, address, power and wealth. But then again people change, so it’s best I  move out of the way and not break my head wondering why they ‘don’t like me anymore. 'It’s perfectly okay not to be everyone’s cup of cutting chai but to treasure friends who love, respect, and accept me unconditionally.

 

4.  Let gratitude be your attitude.

Complaining about that one black cloud or lamenting the turn your life has taken, gets you nowhere. You’re allowed to lament and complain, but keep it short. I was once advised to ‘make my own way’ and quit playing the victim when life didn’t turn out the way, I expected it to. 'When the going gets tough, the tough get going.'

5. Everybody may not be genuinely happy for you. 

I've learnt that sharing your achievements and success with all and sundry may not be a very good idea. Everybody is not thrilled.

 The process of living involves much learning. There's trial and error.  The lessons are not finished. As life goes on many more will be learnt. Happy Learning. 

 

 This post is part of the BlogchatterblogHop weekly prompt. 

 Picture by Martin Hetto from Pixabay. 

Peace, not pieces

 If there was one thing I could change in the world, I would want to wipe off the ugliness of evil from the face of my beautiful world.

Evil takes many forms. War is one such evil that I would love to banish. War arises from the lust for wealth and power. War is so useless and hopeless. No good ever comes from war. This horrendous act creates death, destruction, grief and poverty. The time, energy and money spent on wars could be put to more productive use.  

The perpetrators of war rejoice in their extended boundaries, their enhanced power and wealth but cause a brokenness among their people that may never heal.

I wish I could simply wave a magic wand and create a world that was a haven of peace, understanding and love where people lived in harmony and accepted each other’s differences.

 This post is part of the Blogchatterbloghop featured category.