Old Sage Book Shop (Prescott, Arizona) — Image by kenne
Yesterday, April 23rd was “World Book Day.” Knowledge is power, and one of the best ways to obtain knowledge is through reading. When’s the last time you visited a library, or a bookstore? Any day is a good time to relax and read a book.
“When I find in people narrow religion
I find also narrow reading.”
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
Interesting quote by Emerson. I never related the two, but I do love to read.
I love this Kenne. I’ve never been to the Old Sage Bookshop in Prescott, but I love the rise of the independent booksellers again. One of my fondest memories is of the Rimrock Bookstore in Grand Junction, Colorado when I was a kid. Jo Graham helped raise me into literature. Thanks for this post. It brings back memories.
Hi Ken, yes there does seem to be a correlation between reading and restrictive views on religion. Without extensive reading, how can their be understanding?
Oh, I meant: …how can there be understanding. (Typo on their)