Bodacious Beautiful Books

Like most of us, when I was a teenager back in the late fifties, I knew it all, and no-one could convince me that I was wrong in my views on a heck of a lot of subjects.  But as the years streamed on by, my mind matured some, and it soon became apparent that I really knew very little, and what seem to amaze me the most was how much smarter my parents and other elders seem to be.

After high school, I enlisted in the U. S. Army and was sent to Germany where the urge to read seriously sunk it's hooks into me.  Suddenly, my life became worth putting a lot of effort into it as fantastic worlds of adventure spread out before like a ever beckoning beautiful valley.  Everything and everyone was now interesting.  The entire universe was now my playground, and when I realized that there was no possibility of my happy self living long enough to learn it all was absolutely nil, I wanted(and still do) to live forever.

As my mortal life continued to flow through time, I could not read enough...I studied astronomy, early American history, some foreign history, plate tectonics, and more.  The more I read, the more I not only educate myself on things I am interested in, but the more I seem to crave to want to be in the company of others so I could spread all of the wonderful information I had learned...and what really made me experience new levels of happiness, was that others wanted to be around me. Of course, being social creatures, I loved it! 

Today, besides still reading more and more, I have also become immersed in writing.  My favorite subjects to ink-sling about are human emotions...and since we all live our lives in our minds, our individual emotions re-act to how we each perceive life. 

One day, a friend of mine paid me a very nice compliment when she stated that I always seem to be cheerful and have a smile for everyone.  A little later on, all of those tiny synaptic connections in my brain burped out the thought that all of my reading has blessed me with many more assets...not only has it allowed me to view life as it really is, but because of it, I seem to plan ahead with reality as my basis.

As a direct result, although I didn't realize it at first, life never seem to be as serious, my stress levels were way down, life and everyone and everything was more interesting and entertaining, and any trials and tribulations I encounter in everyday life appear to be easier to cope with.

So what I would like to offer here is that we all read more and more books, for the more we read, the more we learn, the more we learn, the more interesting we are, the more interesting we are, the more entertaining we become, and the more entertaining we become, the more other folks wish to be around us, and the more other folks are around us, the happier we are.