Throughout our lives we go through many experiences and have many, many moments that help make us who we are. As adults we carry many of these happy memories with us through everyday life. Essentially if we didn't have these we wouldn't be who we are today. Books are such amazing things, they give us the ability to travel to other worlds that are better than our own. Worlds where the hero always wins and villains are vanquished and true love always prevails. Worlds that have amazing magic and creatures.
We grew up with Harry Potter and it taught us all so many things like the fact that death is inevitable, love is irreplaceable, loss doesn't define us and so many more things. Life is such a precious thing and how we spend every moment matters. Would you rather look back and see "what ifs" or "I wishes", or would you rather look back and be able to say "I did"? A life wasted is worse than death (another thing Harry Potter taught us). So thank you J.K. Rowling for making my childhood be full of magic, love and friendship.
We survived the Hunger Games and we all learned some things along the way. Among many things we learned good and evil is very rarely black and white there are many, many grey areas. Strength isn't always about size or muscle, sometimes it's whats inside, and friendships no matter how short change us forever. Above all the lessons in the series though, trusting people can be hard but it's worth the effort, and that the smallest act of kindness can change your life forever.
What girl didn't fall in love with Augustus Waters in the 172 pages we knew him during The Fault In Our Stars. This book, as heartbreaking as it is, also teaches us some things as well. Remember to always be kind to people because you never know what battle they could be fighting. Also, as much as you wish for things, you can't always get what you want so never forget to experience life to the fullest, you only get one and when it's gone, it's gone.
These are just a few of the books that I have read there are many more that have taught me so much just as these have. The lessons I learned, I carry with me everyday. All the books I have read have changed me for the better and they made me who I am today. There is nothing wrong with getting lost in a good book, it doesn't make you a nerd. As readers we get to live many lives in one lifetime, we get to learn life lessons without making the actual mistakes. We learn of heartbreak, betrayal, bravery, courage, and many more things without ever leaving the comfort and safety of our bedrooms.
Through different series we get to meet so many different types of people, we become parts of fandoms, we find homes and places we can be ourselves, places we can belong. These places become a home away from home, where you can meet people from the same Hogwarts house as you, where you can meet other tributes and demigods, where there are shadow hunters around every corner, but most importantly, these places are where you can meet readers just like you.
