An Affair With Books

By Author: Lindsey Cervantes
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With the dawn of the Internet, there were people with the notion that books would soon perish. Who would read them? The speed and seduction of the electronic media was such that people actually started dumping their old faithful book treasure into the storehouse or some deep corner of the attic.

But, to everyone's surprise, these beauties survived! In fact, they still rule the roost. Ask any bookworm and him or she would tell you what it is to hold a book in your hand. It's no less than having a love affair.

The sheer touch of those smooth pages triggers your grey cells. You're ready to explore this beautifully bound bundle of pages. The tantalizing smell of a new book makes every book lover fall head over heels with it. And if the book is written by a famous writer, who is known for his or her play of words, it gets all the more irresistible to look what's in store inside.

The experience of getting lost in the world of books is hard to express in words. The thumb rule to enjoy a book is to respect it and its author. Imagine how many days and nights he or she may have spent to pen down every word of the ...
... book! As you open the first page lovingly, make yourself comfortable on your couch. You're now in the world created by the author. You've surrendered yourself to his or her imagination.

The best thing that can happen to you now is that you'd be enriched with knowledge or ideas after reading the book. The worst thing that can happen is that you might get so bored that you may shut the book halfway! But, for someone who is a "Casanova" of books, the worst hardly happens. This is because they have developed the art of choosing the right book. Hence, it's said that you can judge people by the kind of book they read.

They also know how to nurture a good relationship with their books. Patience and the will to learn are two things that you must have to explore a book. As each paragraph unfolds and the story moves ahead in its own pace, you must know how to relish every moment spent with your beloved book. Once you're able to do this, you can never be lonely. Your book becomes your best friend.

Whether it's a book of fiction or facts, novel or textbook, motivational book or spiritual, each one has some magic in it. And to let the magic work on you, it demands your complete attention.

The diehard fans of the Internet, whose day begins and ends with clicks of the mouse, can also have an affair with books. The internet gives you a chance to buy books online. There are also sites that motivate you to write your own book and publish it. Wow! Now, this is one thing that you must try in your life - publish your own book. Who knows? When it's time to leave the earth, the world may remember you as the Shakespeare of the modern times! ErrWas this too ambitious?

The diehard fans of the Internet, whose day begins and ends with clicks of the mouse, can also have an affair with books.