Friday, 15 February 2013

Books are Home


"Books are the plane, and the train, and the road.  They are the destination, and the journey.  They are home." ~ Anna Quindlen

Life is a highway, and also a book. In Anna Quindlen's quote, she makes the notion that books are everything. Books are travel, knowledge, and most of all, home. When you read a book, you are taught. You learn, and that becomes knowledge. Novels, manuals and encyclopedias take us places, whether real or fictional, and help us to experience life. Travel involves fresh experiences, as does reading.
Books and words and stories are home, and home equals comfort. In order to become comfortable with ourselves and life, we must become cultivated. To become knowledgable, we must explore. As we explore, we are taught lessons. After being taught, we finally reach a certain level of wisdom. A sense of comfort accompanies this comprehension, which become goals.
This quote reminds me of the Tom Cochrane song, Life is a Highway. The lyrics describe life as full of twists and turns, and how life is about the travel to find yourself and your home, as Quindlen's quote does.
In relation to English, this course will prepare me for university, which is a large step in my journey that is life. Textbooks, novels and newspapers will help me get through that chapter of my life, which at the end of it, will become a goal – all with the help of books. Reading helps me to become a better, brighter person with confidence and adeptness. Books change lives. Not only do they help people figure out who they are, but they aid them in finding ease with the conclusion to that issue. Books are truly home.
 

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