Books Make A Room More Beautiful

In 1984 Alice Walker wrote a book of poetry called ‘Horses make the landscape look more beautiful’ and I agree with that sentiment.

But would further say that if you don’t have any horses, books make a room look more beautiful!

Books and everything that they represent: information, entertainment, anger, love and joy, are portable receptacles of deep feelings and hopes and even sometimes doom. Quite a lot for a small paper package to encompass, don’t you think?

Of course, we now live in a digital age and all the things I’ve just said are also available on your tablet or smart phone. Which is also portable, but can be linked up with a global library of even more books, more ideas, more knowledge. Which sounds fantastic, but is it? A good book can hold your attention for minutes, sometimes hours and, if it’s a real page turner, most of a whole day! The difficulty with the digital world is it can be one of constant distraction while you’re reading that page turner.