World book day

People keep asking me what is it that keeps me glued to books and why am I so obsessed with writing. I'm gonna answer them today. Let me start with reading. When I read, I feel as though I'm somewhere near the characters, being in the same place as they are, watching them play their roles. A smile appears on my face when they are happy, a frown appears when something bad happens to them, a tear drop falls when I see them in pain. It would seem to me that I'm connected to them though they are practically strangers to me. That's a weird kind of connection which I don't even feel with people I know. And more often I find myself in the place of the protagonist, walking the path of the story, and end up finding another version of myself. Not just the protagonist, even the antagonist at times. It made me see the fact that not all people are bad. We just choose to ignore villains because we only see the evilness in them. We never bother to find out what got them there in the first place. Reading made me see that. The more I read, the more I stopped judging people and started thinking whether or not they are injured. Some books made me see a totally different perspective of life. As we live everyday, we end our days with a million 'whys'. Reading answers many of the questions that we thought are hypothetical. For some people, books are just boredom killers. But for a few others it is the thing that keeps them away from an abyss of darkness which constantly calls out to them or a spiral which tries to suck them in. For me, books are my painkiller. They could do what my antidepressants couldn't do. It kept me away from my self harming thoughts, the negativity around, all the beasts that were or are ready to ponder over me. Another important thing is, it inspired me to write.

Writing is yet another beautiful thing. It gave me something which I never thought I'll have in my entire life. It gave me control over what happens next. That's something we long for in our day to day life. Life will never give us that. But when I write, everything goes according to my will. I create an imaginary world, pour my heart out through the characters and use them as a medium to share my thoughts or feelings or whatsoever. Because we live in a bizarre world where everyone wants to be listened but no one wants to listen. Writing gave me the liberty to talk my mind without being judged and when people who I barely know say that they find it relatable, it reassures me that no one is alone. Words have the power to inspire, captivate minds, conquer hearts, soothe hurting souls, guide those who wander, help those who are lost and make the impossible possible. I know I'm no pro and can come up with nothing more than a mediocre article, but I wanted to take some time on this day to talk about these two things which are saviours for most of us. So happy world book day! ✌️