I remember reading everything I could get my hands on, the local Librarian would yell at me to only go to the children's section .
When I entered high school I went to check out the library and the angry old woman said 'this is a LIBRARY! we'll TELL YOU when you can come in, you're not allowed to look for books" .
Sheesh .
Why the hell do they allow non readers to have these jobs ?! .
Children always look for boundaries, if he understands Freud he's ready for it no matter what you think .
Reading many books searching for random gems and nuggets of wisdom... There must be a better/faster way but I enjoy the journey. As for philosophy if Wittgenstein basically says the purpose of philosophy is to explain the world - or at least give us a way to understand it - I agree.
Quite poignant. Searching outside for that which was always within in a way...
No I just mean Italo Calvino is a great author, it's a great book
Haven't heard of it but I will read it.
Very interesting .
I too learned to read by teaching myself when I was still in diapers .
The sheer number of people who are in charge of books but don't like to read and so try diligently to dissuade others from reading astounds me .
-Nate
My son is just like the author of this piece, including reading LOTR before school.
But no, we're not letting him read Freud at 10.
Probably a good call
Maybe .
I remember reading everything I could get my hands on, the local Librarian would yell at me to only go to the children's section .
When I entered high school I went to check out the library and the angry old woman said 'this is a LIBRARY! we'll TELL YOU when you can come in, you're not allowed to look for books" .
Sheesh .
Why the hell do they allow non readers to have these jobs ?! .
Children always look for boundaries, if he understands Freud he's ready for it no matter what you think .
-Nate
I found a typo but I'm keeping it to myself
this is generally how I feel about literature.. We must keep it secret, keep it safe
ok i promise not to talk to anyone about books
This eerie senation*
😥
Just protecting my investment
It’s how I feel
About litterature
Thanks for all the recommendations, I’m going to check out Italo. I can relate but I’m a tad less well read than you.
"6 memos to the next millennium", winters night, and invisible cities are required reading. I would recommend starting with winters night
Thanks! I’ve always tended towards non-fiction growing up so I’m trying to balance it out as I get older.
That is true, reading never feels so good and pure as it did when you were 11 ,but then again does anyting ?
Many of my beliefs stem from The Librarian Telling Me Not to Read Above My Grade Level.
Just give him the bible, C.S. Lewis, Tolkien and Kirkegaard. Everything else is just not as good
You gotta rehost everything old from Medium bud. It's account-creation paywalled now and who's got time fo dat
Already did, you can search backlog here for the word rehost, they all have that I the title
Reading many books searching for random gems and nuggets of wisdom... There must be a better/faster way but I enjoy the journey. As for philosophy if Wittgenstein basically says the purpose of philosophy is to explain the world - or at least give us a way to understand it - I agree.