As a child, I clearly remember detesting reading. My hatred of reading was fueled simply by the fact that I saw no value in have the ability to read. My first book I can remember was "Floopy Mop". I loved the book because it was more picture than words. Ever since then I've read and enjoyed it greatly.
My journey of reading has been an interessting one. I went throught parts of my life where all I would do was read all day. Other parts I would not even glance at the cover of a book. Currently I am neutral about reading, if it is a good book I will read it allot, but if it does not appeal to me I would not read it. My friends and family have definately influenced how I read, but in opposite ways. My mother is an avid reader and has always been. It was she who first got me into reading. My friends on the otherhand looked down on reading as something "nerds did", so this was what instigated the first time when I ceast to read for along time.
As far as my goals for reading go, I want to be able to read certant books like "Ethics" by Aristotle and understand them. To reach this goal it will still take conciderable time, because recently I tried to read said book and failed. One day I hope to be able to read almost any piece of literature and understand it completely.
My mom was the same way with reading... maybe it's a Mom thing, hahaha. I feel very inspired by your goal for reading "Ethics". I hope you accomplish your goal. I too kind of want to be able to read anything and understand it. To me being able to read anything sort of puts you up in Einstein status. I mean who doesn't want to be at Einstein status? Oh and Anthony, there is nothing wrong with reading.. you're not nerdy if you do it! Be your own person and be proud of what you like to do, others will respect that.
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