Anyone here who thinks reading is not fun, or maybe you think you can’t read just for the fun of it? Well, that is subjective right? It depends on what you are reading.The fact that you are reading for fun doesn’t necessarily mean that you won’t learn from it. I strongly believe that whatever entertains you should still be enlightening, educative, informative.
Let’s digress a bit. Entertainment is actually one way of teaching others what they need to know in a not-too-serious tone. A creative attempt to bring issues to light, appealing to emotions and possibly bring up solutions without a fight (you kind of get away with everything because in entertainment, you really are not attacking persons except you make it so on purpose, unlike a real life situation where you can get into trouble if someone feels attacked even if that wasn’t your intention). I am saying that reading can be a form of entertainment. Who says that while having fun, we don’t learn? The fact that it’s ” reading” instead of “watching” or “listening” doesn’t make it boring at all. You can read for the fun of it and still learn. I can tell interesting stories, make you laugh, and you will become more knowledgeable than before.
There’s another set of people who think, “if it’s not romance, if it has no steamy scenes, there’s nothing interesting in the book.” That’s a lie right there. Take a break from that, it’s eating up your time. Think and try to remember what those sexually explicit novels has added to your life, and how much growth it has given to you, remember what I said about entertainment; there has to be a visible, positive impact in your life. Be honest with yourself. Entertainment shouldn’t destroy you, it shouldn’t just waste your time, there has to be information received, knowledge gained, value added. You can make your decision after your reflective thinking.
How about you find things that interest you, look for books written on those areas of interest and enjoy? You might just find out how much pleasure you’ve been missing out on. You will never know if you don’t try.