What About Books?

Growing up I was never much of a reader. I would usually read for school or for fun on vacations, but I never sat down and read hundreds of books. It's not because I don't not like to read, but I would just find other things to do. But, for an assignment we were asked to think about what our favorite books were and that was hard for me. I really had to think about that because there was not one book the jumped right out at me as a favorite or one that really changed my life. But, after a little bit of thinking I figured out the books that made an impact in my life.

I think sometimes we don't really think about the impact books can have in our lives because I don't think that when we are reading them we are consciously thinking of how this book I am reading is changing my life. However, after we read them they impact us in a way that we might not have thought. For me,  "Night" was the book that had an impact on my life. It made me so grateful for my life and for all the blessings I in my life. I am so lucky to live in this day and age and that I don't have to suffer like so many innocent people did during WWII.

I am grateful for books and the power they have to help shape us into the people we want to become, whether we know it or not. Books open up so many doors and opportunities for us and we shouldn't take that for granted.