Reading, Riting, & Rithmetic

(Written Permission Pending)

According to an article in the Scientific American, researchers at the New School in New York City “found evidence that literary fiction improves a reader’s capacity to understand what others are thinking and feeling.” The article further argues that literary fiction can “support and teach us values about social behavior, such as the importance of understanding those who are different from ourselves.”

Sharing a book of any type (fiction or non-fiction) is a way to learn more about people and each other. One couple I know of rides to work together, and during the commute, the wife reads a book out loud, for both to enjoy. 

During my solo commutes to work, I "read" through The Bible using the YouVersion app on my cell phone. I am up to The Book of Judges, which contains some intriguing people and happenings.

Leading up to Valentine's Day, a coffee table book that we share, laugh, discuss, and see how many of the 500 illustrations we can identify with (or react to in a blog) is: Happiness is... 500 Ways to Show i Love You.