THOUGHTS ON:
Books By Chuck Morris
Whenever you read a good book, somewhere in the world a door opens to allow in more light ~ Vera Nazarian
It’s interesting to watch my three grand-
on his chair at dinnertime so he is tall
things in life and make them new and
sons when they have a book. They’re
enough to eat at the table.
refreshing again. Sometimes the things
ages two, four and seven, and if one of
We read because we want to learn.
we know and possibly take for granted
them wants to read, the others will join
We want to experience a story that
are hidden in plain sight, and all it takes
him.
makes us weep in sadness, cheer in
to rediscover their magic is to see from
Books have been a big part of their
victory or understand someone’s life.
another person’s point of view.
lives from an early age. In fact, the sev-
Reading expands our knowledge, as
I’ve always brought books into my
en-year-old can’t get enough of them –
each page exposes us to new informa-
office. Of course, many of them were
he will sit on the couch and read while
tion. That information can be used to
books on facilities, energy conservation
his siblings play. He is learning as he
help us form an opinion about some-
reads, advancing his understanding of
thing and allow us to better understand
the world and the people around him.
what it is that is going on around us.
Watching this unfold makes me feel
Books also provide different perspec-
good, because he understands that
tives. I like when I come across an author
a book is not just something I place
who has the ability to take the mundane
and other subjects related to my work. However, some of the books were selfhelp books. In the office, I could refer to them from time to time, and then apply what I just read into my work life. There were many times when an employee would come into the office and end up taking one of those books to read at
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People need to read more books. ing piece of fiction, try to become part of the scene by imagining yourself as a character. Reading non-fiction is beneficial too – knowledge is power, and informational books allow you to experience new things from the comfort of your living room. Never give up on reading. It is a simple pleasure of life that needs to be embraced. I know I cannot stop, nor should I. Over the years, I have col-
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lected quite a few books, and if I ever retire, I will have enough to read for a very long time. b
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