If you love someone, give them a book

If you love someone, give them a book. If you have a friend whom you really appreciate, do it too, choose a book and send it to them. Think that a novel, an essay, a self-help manual, a recipe book or a collection of stories contain universes of knowledge that enrich us while making us a little freer.

Book Day is celebrated every April 23. As we well know, this festival is very rich and diverse when it comes to mobilizing events, get closer to our favorite writers to reflect on their workand also, to remind us of the commendable work of booksellers.

The world without all of them would be less of a world.; we would be lost in a bare palace, lacking doors to learning, to adventure, to discovery.

It is always good to value these jobs. As always, it is also wise to discover new authors and open ourselves to other genres to become aware of the infinite nature of this literary melting pot.

At the end of the day, as José Luis Borges said, Of all the instruments invented by man, the most amazing is the book, because it is a wonderful extension of your imagination and your memory.

If you appreciate someone, give them a book.

There are bad books and unforgettable books. There are books to pass the time and others to leave a mark. Some make us discover new perspectives, others anchor us to their police plots and with some, we enjoy while they give us chills of terror.

They also say that there is nothing like the first readings of childhood and adolescence, moments in which certain titles changed our lives and also managed to open our minds to new passions, learning and hobbies.

One can begin the art of reading with Jules Verne or Arthur Conan Doyle and reach maturity being omnivorous in terms of genres, eras and authors.

Sometimes you want to go back to classics like Chekhov, Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann or discover the latest by Joël Dicker or Ian McEwan. What matters, at the end of the day, is the pleasure of immersing yourself in a sea of ​​letters to let yourself go.

A student told Anthony Hopkins’ character in Twilight Lands that people read so as not to feel alone. Maybe it’s true or maybe not, but what publishers want above all is for us to do it, for us to read, and the more the better.

However, true reading lovers do not make bookstores our second home just for the pleasure of reading. What books really offer us is the opportunity to think.

The art of choosing a title for someone special, a profound task

If you appreciate someone, give them a book. Because these common objects are more than just a cover and a certain number of sheets. Knowledge is inscribed in them. On each page there are dozens of thoughts and reflections. If it is a novel, we will share a limited and often unforgettable time with characters and intertwined emotions.

Generally, when we go to give someone a book, we don’t do it randomly. It’s more, Many of us have the inevitable habit of choosing those titles that have already captivated us..

We want that person, the one who will receive our present, to feel what we felt at the time with that reading. We long to share experiences and travel to those same corners that are described in the plot.

Partner, friend, co-worker or your child… Give them a book!

There are books to understand the world. There are books that teach us, that help us. There are those that entertain us and there are also those that mark us forever. If you have someone who, like you, suffers from bibliophilia, give them a book, the last one that captivated you and that you cannot forget.

If you have a friend, family member or co-worker who prefers series to reading, don’t give up: give them a book. However, yes, choose it well. Explore his tastes and surprise him with a title he can’t resist.

On the other hand, if you have children, nephews, brothers or friends with children, don’t hesitate either, give a book to that boy or girl, no matter how old they are.

You will be doing him a favor, you will be giving him a key to travel, discover, be free and fly high. When we discover the pleasure of reading in childhood there is no cure. It is a poison without an antidote, but with palliative treatment: frequent readings and the more the better.

Sooner or later, as Thomas Carlyle said, we discover that books are friends that never disappoint. Let’s keep them in mind, surround ourselves with them and never stop giving them away.

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