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How Reading Books Can Help to Change the World
What can reading books do?
Reading not only improves your knowledge of the world, but also helps to inspire change. Books are a way to journey into someone else’s life or experience something new. They allow us to become more empathetic and understanding of other people in ways that would be difficult in real life. We have empathy for those whose lives may be different from ours but still worthy of respect. And we get to understand their struggles.
By reading books about other cultures, lifestyles, and experiences, we can come to understand these people better and make positive changes in our own lives. And we are brought into an immersive world that can have profound impacts on our emotions, thoughts, and actions. We are exposed to new knowledge that challenges our beliefs and forces us to reconsider old assumptions.
We learn from others’ mistakes as well as their successes. Books carry with them the power to change the world. Reading broadens horizons and cultivates tolerance. It is what needs to happen if we want to change humanity and life as we know it. Reading can serve as a powerful tool to change the world. It is a practice that connects people and their ideas in such a way that it has the potential to change humanity.
Benefits of Reading Books from Around the World
The importance of reading cannot be overemphasized. Reading has been proven to be a way to gain knowledge and improve vocabulary. It also helps people to develop your critical thinking skills.
We all love books and many of us love reading them, but we often forget the importance of what we read. We may enjoy reading fiction for fun or an easy read on the beach. But we also need to make time to read and learn about important and current topics. For instance, a few years ago, to work through my grief, I decided to read the world. I read 80 books and ended up traveling to 30 countries via the books I read.
A few of the books I read included:
- The Coroner’s Lunch by Colin Cotterill
- Hunger by Knut Hamsun,
- July’s People by Nadine Gordimer
- The Dew Breaker by Edwidge Danticat
