At a very young age most of us would dread having to take a bath and of course going to bed. But there was one thing I looked forward to was the extra quality time I got to spend with my mom. Little did I know bedtime stories were exposing me to Literature at such a young age. Bedtimes stories form the ones my mom would make up from the top of her head, bath time, getting to sing "Wheels on the bus" to the classic story books like "Peter Rabbit" or even Bible stories. I soon found myself reading stories on my own. Stories such as " The Hungry Caterpillar", or Books assigned in school like " The chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.”
Having recently read "When God Writes you love story" by Eric and Leslie Ludy was truly an amazing novel. Not only entertaining but was biblically based. As I read it I understood the kind of Love that God has for me and how he longs to be my romancer. I began to understand God's will and promises for my life are in act. Nothing will hinder His plans for my life. He shows His true grace for us when we come to Him in obedience, even when it comes to love. In my life the Bible is the most significant Literature. It’s what I start and end my days reading. It brings me peace and clarity about daily issues. I know the days I don't read, my days don't run as smooth. The Bible is my sword and I gain more knowledge from it about my life and the God I serve.Literature is about experience, reflection, creativeness, interpreting, and it comes in all forms. Literature is so important to have apart of our lives, it shapes us, helps us to trace cultures, history, and traditions. I even love poetic literature, I personally love to write it on my own leisure as a hobby and to relieve stress. Poetry for helps me to express and captivate feelings about things going on in my life or the mood I am in.
Literature, like all things has deep meaning and shallow meaning. I would never say literature never matters, but I would say that it does matter when you are trying to find a deeper meaning unless you are reading for pleasure, enjoyment or even as a time filler. However, most of the time even for those same reasons, no matter what you read or write you are and will always get something out of Literature.
Hello Ashley, Welcome to this course.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad to hear that you write poetry yourself. I think that's an excellent things to do.
Also, if I understand you properly, I agree with what you are saying in the last paragraph, which is that the purpose for your reading influences how meaningful your reading will be. In this class, I think that there are lots of purposes to read, including the ones you name, like creativity and experience.
I love your taste in books. When I was younger I read "The Hungry Caterpillar" more times than I can count. Also, "When God Writes Your Love Story" looks like an amazing book. My roommate suggested it to me and its cool to see you also enjoyed it.
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