Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Literature and you

Haikus were written by Japanese internees to survive the disaster. If reading literature is one way of reaping the benefits of the great minds who have lived before us, writing literature is your contribution to the coming generation.

The street that you take to learn from the stories already published is two way. Add your stories to the human wealth.

Literature lets you appreciate language. The eternal spring well of wonder and joy. When I heard of trapezius, I wondered if it was related to trapeze or trapezium. Even the recalling of these words has a rhythm to it. Theres poetry in the way the memory highlights the related words. You realize that the network of words is a reflection of a time. The origin of words maps a history. For a curious person, the whole world is one.

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