Why Read?

Monday, April 06, 2026

Good morning, Twfw. O/

Why read?

There's enjoyment and learning, but what else?

We navigate the world with an inner conversation. We form language to make the life we sense make sense.

Everyone does.

But not everyone does it well.

This conversation with ourselves is how we shape our lives. We write our life story while we live it.

The stage is set when we arrive. Like an open world video game we travel through life choosing quests and others to team up with.

Just like those games, others have played before, others lived. Some left a record of quests they completed.

This is one reason to read: to learn from others.

To feel life from just experiencing words is the other reason to read. Story and Poetry make this possible.

There is no way to experience all life has to offer while alive. You'd spend most hours traveling attempting that kind of life.

But there is reading.

Readers tend to have the healthiest relationships with themselves.

'Tend to' because some read for amusement only, for distraction.

We read well to know we're not alone...

That this thinking dreaming thing alive within us others have too.

Some share epic tales of Love, Heroics, Adventures. Others crystalize moments of revelation into Poetry.

Always for generosity; always to share.

Some share a catalog of record of thoughts and things that helped them along their way.

Reading is always a conversation with what makes conversation possible.

A poet's thoughts as the sunrises... everyday.

Hope they provide a healthy juxtaposition to other words online. Like your cellphone's picture app, there are many different filters to view the world.

May you find one that serves your greatest dream of life best.

Take care and have that wonderful day.