Personal Narrative: I Pledge To Read The Printed Word

I Pledge to Read the Printed Word Throughout my life I have taken comfort in sitting down with a good book in a peaceful environment. Not a single person, email, text, or activity can pull me away from a novel that has completely captivated me or possibly saved me from a gloomy day. In my eyes books are something that should never go out of style. It doesn’t matter if they’re fresh off the shelf or are yellowing and aging by the turn of each page. Along with the story-the weighted, tangible, and rectangular object is what completes the ideal reading experience! Although, as the world’s technology sky rockets new forms of “a book” is being produced. Out of convenience and the need for the next expensive thing, gadgets like Kindles, E-Books, and i-Pads are stealing the sacredness of a paperback or hardback novel. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and individual likings but I personally could never bring myself to turn the
Books with crisp, flimsy, or wilted covers and pages have an almost magical element to them. I don’t always buy books straight from the store; I like to hunt them down at garage sales or the library. When I see the used condition of the book I appreciate that someone other than myself found this tale interesting and worthwhile. And sometimes in a used book I notice a small “happy birthday so-and-so, enjoy this book”, which makes me happy that a book I love has been passed around to so many people. With a Kindle for example the books being read are merely downloads and will vanish when you are done with them. There is no picking up the book from the bookshelf after years of neglect and reminiscing on your favorite parts. Also, when I read I like the fact that I can put my personal thoughts in the margin or draw hearts and underline my favorite quotes. So yes a Kindle possesses the text but lacks so many of the reasons people have grown to love