Sunday, June 13, 2010

World of words

Words are like ice cream. They come in all flavors. Words can caress and console, or harass and intimidate. Words can groan with agony and defeat or shout with exuberance and triumph. Words provoke my imagination and infiltrate my dreams. Words are the pinnacle of my world. Linked together with skill, they tell a story. I have listened to audio books and viewed them on screen, but nothing beats the feel of a printed book. I love the feel of paper, the excitement of turning the next page of a mystery. I feel connected to the author of an inspirational devotional while I touch the page and reflect on what I have read. When I turn the last page and close the cover, the triumph of a book read becomes a trophy.


"The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them."  Mark Twain