A world without books is a world without knowledge or creativity. It would be a world full of idiots who do whatever the person/thing in charge tell them to do (Feed, anyone?). It's as simple as that -- a world of gray, nothing vibrant or original, and when we lose our originality and uniqueness, we lose our freedom.
Would I miss books if they were suddenly made forbidden? Absolutely. Just because I do not read books often does not mean I would not miss them. I like to be creative, and if books were banned, the ability to share creative ideas with others would be very limited. We'd all have to rely on word of mouth for history, entertainment, and sometimes even help.
Every day we burn books in one way or another. The burning of books resembles the destruction of what makes us ourselves. It is a form of censorship, and we are constantly being censored or having information censored from us. We burn a book every time we blindly believe something. We burn a book whenever we pass on an opportunity to gain knowledge. Any time somebody tells us what to think, or how to act, or what to do, and we obey without asking ourselves why, we burn a book. These are books that we should be reading and writing, but without our individuality, they are instead thrown into the fire, and eventually we will run out of books.
"We burn a book every time we blindly believe something."
ReplyDeleteInteresting how our ignorance in the act of "burning books" actually results in us becoming even more ignorant...
Even though that I am not a big reader, I agree that if books were gone I would also miss the creativity and ideas of each book. We also need books for our professors to teach.
ReplyDeleteAgreed, I truly believe that we need to keep alive our creativity and originality. Aspects that are greatly influenced by books.
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