If you haven't noticed...books are on the brink of extinction. You might avidly turn your page and laugh at me for my silly thoughts but...what about our Next Generation?
I love books and I love reading. However lately I always say..."I would love to read that book if only I had more time..." and the book ends up collecting dust on my nightstand.
If you have noticed this you too are not alone! This society has changed. Instead of reading books like the Encyclopedia...we run to the internet and research websites like Wikipedia.
We gather information using iPhones, iPads, and other Tablets and Androids...and then where does that leave us? Without books! Sure...there are people who do read books. But really? Who are they? College students? Professors? Old people? Retired people? Teachers? who else reads books?
This generation has nothing to worry about. We still love books and can cozy up sometimes and read a book while drinking a nice cup of hot herbal tea or organic coffee. But what about the NEXT generation? What do they do? Most students run around and the teenagers of this time....never seem to have any time to learn at all....nevertheless read books! We are living in an internet world....
and a computer and technology world filled with eBooks, Facebook, and "Book Place" but they are not real books. I say....hold your books close and store them in the attic or something to keep them safe and sound. Leave notes in your will of who gets the books or split them up.
Keep your books and pass them down from generation to generation....and explain to your children and grandchildren why we must love books and continue to read them!
Hurry before they go extinct....in the year 2050 there will not be a single book in sight!
(well maybe except the Bible so there will still be ONE book around I suppose).
I love books and I love reading. However lately I always say..."I would love to read that book if only I had more time..." and the book ends up collecting dust on my nightstand.
If you have noticed this you too are not alone! This society has changed. Instead of reading books like the Encyclopedia...we run to the internet and research websites like Wikipedia.
We gather information using iPhones, iPads, and other Tablets and Androids...and then where does that leave us? Without books! Sure...there are people who do read books. But really? Who are they? College students? Professors? Old people? Retired people? Teachers? who else reads books?
This generation has nothing to worry about. We still love books and can cozy up sometimes and read a book while drinking a nice cup of hot herbal tea or organic coffee. But what about the NEXT generation? What do they do? Most students run around and the teenagers of this time....never seem to have any time to learn at all....nevertheless read books! We are living in an internet world....
and a computer and technology world filled with eBooks, Facebook, and "Book Place" but they are not real books. I say....hold your books close and store them in the attic or something to keep them safe and sound. Leave notes in your will of who gets the books or split them up.
Keep your books and pass them down from generation to generation....and explain to your children and grandchildren why we must love books and continue to read them!
Hurry before they go extinct....in the year 2050 there will not be a single book in sight!
(well maybe except the Bible so there will still be ONE book around I suppose).
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