What a great truth this phrase carries: a good book opens with interest and ends with satisfaction. Avid readers know that reading is much more than a pleasure, because with reading we take ourselves with our thoughts and emotions to the most remote places in the world. Mind.
Reading makes us happy and free. In fact, as good languages claim, reading good writers makes you a better person to make creative and rational decisions, as there is no doubt that, as Cortzar said, “a book begins and ends long before and long after its first and last page. “
- “I’d like to know.
- ” he says to himself.
- “what really happens in a book when it’s closed.
- Sure.
- There are only letters printed on paper.
- But still?Something has to happen.
- Because when I open it.
- A sudden the whole story pops up.
- Are there people I don’t know yet and all the adventures.
- Exploits and fights possible?.
And sometimes there are storms at sea or we reach exotic countries or cities, somehow it’s all in the book, to live it you have to read it, but that’s before. I’d like to know how.
And all of a sudden he felt that the moment was almost solemn. You sat down, took the book, opened it on the first page and started reading?-Michael Ende, The Endless Story-
Judging by a survey from the University of Rome III, in which more than 1,100 participants were interviewed, it seems that the people they read are much more satisfied with their lives and feel happier than those who are not.
According to Nuccio Ordine, “feeding the mind can be as important as nourishing the body. “This is reflected in several studies that use functional MRI imaging to examine readers’ brains before and after reading a book. we read and the lessons we learn.
This is not new, but it is curious to see the connections between the central groove of the brain, the primary sensoriomotor region, the primary temporal cortex and other language-related areas multiply.
In addition, by reading a good book, we are able to reduce stress and improve emotional intelligence, self-awareness, the culture of empathy and psychosocial development.
In addition, because we can feel identified and learn to think differently, we can even change our behaviors, understand others more easily, and take lessons that can help us solve moral and emotional dilemmas.
It cannot be said that all books deserve to be read by all, however, we can say that there are books that enchant, hold and carry among their covers a real intellectual luxury.
Below are some of these must-read books. They are only CERTAIN and this is a very personal opinion, so we would be delighted if you shared with us the titles that have marked you.
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