Reading is an active experience, most people view reading as a passive activity in which a person sits, reads and then finishes a story.
I on the other hand can honestly say that reading is active, the best authors can so fully engage the reader, that we can: see, smell, taste, feel and react to static printed words.
Stories can be more powerful than any magic trick ever conceived all because each person can walk away from a book having gained understanding.
I remember reading Madeleine L'Engle's a "Wrinkle in Time" and before reading the book I always thought hate was the opposite of love.
But as I read Meg Murry cling not give up faith or hope on seeing her father again I realized that the biggest barrier to love is not but fear.
Meg Murry overcame her fear not because she wanted to be a heroine, she overcame fear to save her father, brother and family. By letting go of her fear Meg was able to open herself to give and receive love.
What do you fear?
How has your fear changed you?
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