Why are you reading?

If I refer to Bill Hicks a few times over succeeding blog entries, it's because he blew me away with how fearlessly 'right on' he was. This entry is an answer to the waffle waitress who asked Bill not what he was reading, but why:

• controlling messy hair
  
• using your brain
  
• remembering important things
  
• having a vision
  
• seeing clearly
  
• hearing properly
  
• writing from your pet's perspective
  
• waving your arms in the air
  
• flying a box kite
  
• creating a harmonious living space
  
• watering the potplants
  
• going for a walk
  
• breathing comfortably
  
• standing up straight
  
• running for the train
  
• keeping the kids occupied
  

And these are just some of the common activities that we engage in - there are many more and each book you read has the potential to stimulate interest in some area. So, though Shane Warne and Elle may be proud of not reading, you're surely missing out if you don't.

Don't read you say? You're reading now!