Adventure

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.”

 -- Augustine of Hippo

Modern people are under pressure. Long working hours always make people breathless. Through a trip, they help themselves to change their environment, breathe different air, and recharge, they have different eyes to see the world again. It's better to read thousands of books than to travel thousands of miles. In the age of developed network, Google seems to have gone all over the world. However, let go of books. Those are the experiences of others. Only through action can we have our own opinions and knowledge become wisdom.

 Since childhood, I have been a fantastic person. Even sitting in the classroom, my thoughts can fly freely like the wind of freedom. When I was free, I always like to read. The dazzling adventures in the book, the pure emotions of the protagonists, all attracted me to continue reading. If I have a chance to choose, I want to travel to Harry Potter’s world. In another corner of the world, there is a mysterious country full of wizards, owls are their messengers, flying brooms are vehicles, chess pieces can think, ghosts and playful ghosts fly all over the sky, and people in the portrait will come out to visit the door!

Compared with other countries, I prefer to be intoxicated in the world of books. The most special thing about reading and touching the text is that the text is abstract, and the text is not specific and directly appeals to our senses. We can not simply and passively accept the text; we must actively translate the abstract text into sensory feelings. The same text, different people will read, will have different feelings. Even the same person, in different times and situations, can read different feelings because they use different experiences and memories.

Reading is a process of arousing one's own experience and imagination and actively participating in the creation of meaning. Reading habits and attitudes come from words, but are not limited to the use of words.