In search of a cure...
Books are a salve for the soul....ever my most cherished refuge from things I'd rather not face. We went to Barnes and Noble for a bit of retail therapy and, several books later, I feel hermit-like. One would think that lazing about amongst the book aisles for almost six hours would be enough for me. I don't think it ever can be. My latest
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I envy you so much now ;_;
Good book, hot tea, comfortable chair and warm blanket (save the alarm clock - who needs to be cruelly awaken from the blissful nap if happens :)) and no people around it is everything I need at the moment. But no! I have to work.
Not fair, as always ^^'
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I can give up television, chocolate and other such things but two things I absolutely cannot live without: books and music.
Books have always been my escape from reality. If only the world were as colourful, ever-changing and surreal as the fantasy world within a good book. No e-books for me. I want to feel the pages, to feel the weight of a hardcover or the yielding flesh of a softcover. Reading, for me, is a religion. I simply cannot imagine anyone NOT wanting to, or disliking the act of, reading.
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Or maybe I don't have enough time to read leisurely (but I'm sure you'd tell me that I could make time if I wanted to).
As you can't live without books and music.. I would have to say that music is a something that could never ever live without. It's the spell that the melody and lyrics weave together -- that becomes my personal escape from reality. With it, I can drown anyone out; the mufflers of the cars passing by as I cross Belvidere, the voices of people around me..
Even myself.
I can completely understand how books can be a staple in your life -- to immerse yourself in something that makes you temporarly forgo all of the immediate wordly problems that you might be having.
It's not entirely the same sometimes for music, as you can just enhance whatever your feeling is at the moment, but I suppose it's better than hearing yourself cry or yell in a silent room.
.. lol.
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I think reading requires a sort of patience. It's meditative in nature, to some extent. Reading requires that one slow down and take the time to absorb the words, what's being said, no matter how simple the story. I think that's why younger people have a hard time with actually picking up a book to read. In a world of instant gratification, reading is a relative dinosaur. Why read an actual book with paper when one has a PDA, a Gameboy, e-books, etc? This may be the mindset that prevents people from reading nowadays. Another reason could be that, in order to read a book, one would have to take time out of an already busy schedule to slow down. That might be unacceptable to some.
As you can't live without books and music.. I would have to say that music is a something that could never ever live without. It's the spell that the melody and lyrics weave together -- that becomes my personal escape from reality. With it, I can drown anyone out; the mufflers ( ... )
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To some extent, I do agree that songs are a form of storytelling -- it only applies to songs that actually have lyrics. I do enjoy the cello.. as well as my random orchestrated music from video games (as you already know, lol).
With reading, I lose all sense of my surroundings; I even sometimes forget to eat. Similar to your experiences, yes?
I'm not entirely sure if I would say that I would forget to eat as I think it's easier to eat while listening to music .. as opposed to thumbing through a book and eating a $4.99 roast beef sub from your local Greek Deli and Grocery store. Actually, I can say that yesterday was one of the few times where listening to music made me forget that I hadn't had lunch/dinner -- I was too busy having fun time warping back into the late 80s/early 90s.
I think the whole "not eating" thing is something I do more when I draw...
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Perhaps we need to narrow the focus. There are songs without lyrics that still can tell a story. Lyrics need not be the limiting factor
Now as for music that can tell a story: What about such works as Bedrich Smetana's symphonic poem "The Moldau""Swan Lake" or "Sleeping Beauty"?
I'm not entirely sure if I would say that I would forget to eat as I think it's easier to eat while listening to music .. as opposed to thumbing through a book and eating a $4.99 roast beef sub from your local Greek Deli and Grocery store. Actually, I can say that yesterday was one of the few times where listening to music made me forget that I hadn't had lunch/dinner -- I was too busy having fun time warping back into the late 80s/early 90s.
I think the whole "not eating" thing is something I do more when I draw...I used the forgetting to eat as a personal example. One can definitely eat while reading, I do often do it. However, ( ... )
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MY MISTRESS *_*
Though books are not the escape for me, but the cure. I'm addicted. Lately I need my daily dose of ShizNat LOL Yes, the paper is good *has every ShizNat fanfic printed and mounted :D*.
Oh, music helps me to keep speed limit while driving to work (the slower you go, the longer you will listen =D).
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Music doesn't slow me down in the car. It actually makes me more of a speed demon *blush*
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