Loren@loren@flipping.rocks
i still think one of my main gripes with my education was that it took the joy of reading from me for many years. the way i was expected to analyze text was in no way compatible with my love of reading for the sake of it. there is no wonder that so many people do not enjoy it, to reduce writing to simply its pieces and parts without any regard for enjoyment never sat right with me. sure its important to parse information from text and draw conclusions but some books should be enjoyed first. theyre art! i dont start picking apart a painting before looking at the whole thing. sometimes it takes years and many readings for a book to sink in and thats fine! anyway, if you only have ever known reading as a means to check the boxes in an assignment, yeah you probably wont like it much. i am so relieved i have found my way back into reading though. it has become essential to my well being and brings me so much more than i ever thought it would