Share a story about someone who had a positive impact on your life.
But of course, my small family has the greatest share in any positive impact on my life.
But for this post, I’d like to talk about someone or something else.
These are books.
Yes — books have changed the way I think, the way I talk, and certainly the way I write.
Books have pulled me away from movies and TV programs altogether. I rarely use our TV, and when I do it’s mainly to watch things with my family.
People look surprised when I say, “no, I haven’t watched this or that.” And when their brows rise all the way to their hairlines. I simply ask,“have I missed much?”
Of course I haven’t, I whispered to myself.
But, honestly, to draw a clear picture, social media is part and parcel of my daily routine. But, thank God, I’m active on only two platforms.
So back to books, even the books I didn’t like, or the ones that bored me, they encouraged me to form my own views, to use my brain, and my brain warn me not to swallow everything.
And books are just other people in your life; the ones you come to know through their words, their imagination, and their experiences.
Don’t people say that books are the quietest and most constant of friends?
Indeed, they are.
And that’s why they continue to have a positive impact on my life.
With book-and-friends thoughts,
Nahla
Pure and Simple 