Diving into a good book

     “First, let no one rule your mind or body. Take special care that your thoughts remain unfettered... . Give men your ear, but not your heart. Show respect for those in power, but don't follow them blindly. Judge with logic and reason, but comment not. Consider none your superior whatever their rank or station in life. Treat all fairly, or they will seek revenge. Be careful with your money. Hold fast to your beliefs and others will listen.” 
― Christopher Paolini, Eragon

       Something else that I've really fallen out of doing is reading for pleasure. I found a bunch of my old books that I remember loving so much so I decided to give them another look through as part of this project. I remember reading avidly, at times it was to earn enough for a personal pan pizza at pizza hut, don't know if you heard about that little program, but truthfully I love to read. One of the books that I found was Eragon by Christopher Paolini. I remember having read it because someone wanted to have a friendly competition on who could read it faster. At first I thought it was going to be a horrible experience but I went through with it to prove a point. In the end however, I remember I loved the book and I purchased the following two books after it, Eldest & Brisingr. I also remember dragging my dad to the cinema to watch the movie with high hopes, they *fudged it up however so that was a big upset for me.

       I now have made a promise myself to read more and because there is also a new book in the series I've placed an order for it so that I can try to keep that promise because as I was reading I noticed that I was going to a separate place, my own little xanadu which made me feel a sense of happiness. This like most of my other small adjustments in life seems to be time consuming but I figure that I will read on the car rides, maybe even before bed instead of staring at my cell phone's screen. Reading has been shown to increase an individuals vocabulary so in a sense this is a no-brainer, I must read.

*Euphemism