01/05/2015 Week 2
Monday/WRITERS ON WRITING
"We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are..."
-Ann Lamott
A study was one @ the University of Toronto- to determine whether humans were better able reading of understand and experience life through their reading of fiction? This belief goes back as far as Aristotle. The results were clear- participants who read fiction were better able to relate to their peers & engage in social interaction. Also they were able to show increased empathy, attributed to their increased understanding of human nature.
In this morning's devotion I was reminded that by writing about the world around us, we provide a vehicle to transport people to places they have never been. Introducing them to people they would have never meet.
I personally have grown tremendously through reading some great fiction books- 2 of my recent favorites were set in foreign countries, giving me a glimpse into worlds far from mine.
If you have time they were great reads-* Cutting for Stone-by Abraham Verghese
*Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichieca
* Not PG-13 but tasteful
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