My Love Affair With Fiction

Reading is the best way to lose you. In a bad situation and want a way out? Read a novel! Mind in a place you'd rather not be? Read a book to let it wander in magical places!

SO, Why reading fiction is important eventhough it doesn't "smarter"?(Ok. That is not the truth, but, more on it later.)

Most people think that reading fiction is a waste of time. "It doesn't give you anything practical, why read it?"

I disagree strongly. Reading only non-fiction is like using the Netflix account to watch only educational documentariesand not to watch any of the fantastic movies or TV series. Not even to hear music! Even Tolkien agrees with this sentiment.

Among those who still have enough wisdom not to think fairy-stories pernicious, the common opinion seems to be that there is a natural connection between the minds of children and fairy-stories, of the same order as the connection between children’s bodies and milk. I think this is an error; at best an error of false sentiment, and one that is therefore most often made by those who, for whatever private reason (such as childlessness), tend to think of children as a special kind of creature, almost a different race, rather than as normal, if immature, members of a particular family, and of the human family at large.―Tolkien on Fairy-stories

Let us see why I feel that reading fiction is an important part of everyone's life.

1.Escape the Brutal reality of life

Let us face it. We don't always want to be in our own shoes. From time to time, we hope to be somewhere else in someone else's shoes. Fictions are the best way for that to happen. It can take us many places that is not here.

2. Reading Fiction makes you more of a human

The books you read affect your personality. They let you know how a person feels in a situation where you've not been in. It will make you feel more empathetic in your real life.

3. Fiction takes you to many places

No one can go to all the places they wish to visit. But, books have a way of taking us to places that may or may not exist. Fiction will take you to imaginary worlds where we can be practically undefeatable.

4.Fiction Makes you a Better Writer

Reading can help one to now the different emotions that a reader feels while reading a book. So, it ultimately leads to the reader becoming a better writer with a better understanding of the readers.

5.Fiction gives you ways to Solve your Problems

The protagonist may be facing a problem which might not be the same one you face. But it might give you a different perspective of the problem you face and inspire new solutions.

So? What are you waiting for? Read On and Enjoy your life.