Thirteen people shared reasons why it is great to be a bookworm
Patricia Berdin, my grandmother, used to tell me that positive things happen when you are sincerely honest.
I never believed that.
As a child, I was often times “sincerely honest” but it seemed that when I am, the outcomes are not positive. Take the following examples to illustrate what I just said:
- When I told my Day Care teacher that her lessons are boring, I was told I was rude and my Mom was reprimanded.
- When I reported to a school official that one of my teachers was shouting expletives at us in class, I was told to keep quiet and just let it be.
- When I refused to be part of a groupie who accepts freebies in exchange for writing stories, I was labelled “killjoy” and an “outcast”.
But when I finally opened up and shared to the world how much of a bookworm (and a nerd) I am and how passionate I am in sharing the love for reading, I found out that Lola Patring’s wisdom is true.
Positive things happen when you are sincerely honest.
Why?
Because I met so many people who share the same advocacy and are willing to help me spread it.
When I personally started being a self-proclaimed reading ambassador in 2010 (that means going around the country to do storytelling sessions and attending talks about reading and storytelling), I met several people who share the advocacy. They told me why they love reading, what makes it hard before to profess that they are bookworms for fear of being bullied, and how they find time to read in this era full of innumerable distractions.
Through this blog, I rounded up thirteen (13) people, whom I met personally and professionally and asked them the question: “Why reading is cool?” Why thirteen people? Because this is going to be The Reading Ruffolos’ last post for 2013. Read on… and we wish everyone a Happy and Blessed 2014!
