Literary Profile!

My whole entire family has always been big on reading books that varied due to the person. My father enjoys reading patriotic stories of the wars we fought and more recently has been reading more of the spiritually edifying books. My mom enjoys her cook books and her home and garden books to make the house more of her own. My brother reads fantasy. My older sister reads Jane Austen and other classics. And my little sister loves the Baby Sitter’s Club series. All my life I’ve grown up around books. The first book I really remember as a kid was Good Night Moon and The Giving Tree. My mom use to make my sister read to me all the time because it would keep me quiet.
I recently have grown found of Donald Miller and have read his books which give me the best reaction I have yet: frustration. I’ve never been so frustrated to end a book and wonder why there is nothing left to read. It’s made me want to find more books that I can be frustrated with. I also enjoy reading Francis Chan. I basically enjoy anything that will refresh my way of thinking and keep me from staying the same. I enjoy learning and having my mind be expanded by new thoughts and ideas. I think that’s why the Bible is the most significant literary text I’ve read. My answer is not a cliché but a simple truth. I cannot recall one other book that has given me a new meaning every time I’ve reread a simple sentence or two. Nor have I remembered a time where I was disappointed with the Bible. I feel my heart expand at a word or two because it is just so special to have something that I know is from God. His thoughts and His ideas are in one little book depending on the font size.
Literature matters for the sake of our thoughts and ideas. We need to read to grow and to become better people who can make more educated decisions. But once we start reading there is a point where we need to stop and take action. I believe that if we keep reading and reading, we will have all this knowledge but do nothing with it. Sometimes I believe literature can prohibit our movement. We might hide behind the facts and do nothing to change. Overall though, literature is vital to our growth. Without literature – new and old – we would not be able to evolve our thoughts and grow as a whole.