You know the part where you wrote about how you used to reply when someone asked you why you read, your answer would be, “Reading makes you sympathetic to others.” But now, thankfully, you say, “I feel good when I read.” The transition has been almost cathartic, for both you and me, but it also makes me wonder that we were made or conditioned to say better than that. It was supposed be like a "well-written" review like that of a critic in order to 'justify' your reading. Like it was supposed to be an academic or intellect activity and not just a pleasurable activity. When it could have been as simple as saying - “I feel good when I read.”
You know the part where you wrote about how you used to reply when someone asked you why you read, your answer would be, “Reading makes you sympathetic to others.” But now, thankfully, you say, “I feel good when I read.” The transition has been almost cathartic, for both you and me, but it also makes me wonder that we were made or conditioned to say better than that. It was supposed be like a "well-written" review like that of a critic in order to 'justify' your reading. Like it was supposed to be an academic or intellect activity and not just a pleasurable activity. When it could have been as simple as saying - “I feel good when I read.”