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Books, a low-cost mind's journey

There's nothing like a good book. It's the best way to forget about your problems, relax and cool off. You can read a book whenever or wherever you want to. While reading, your mind can travel to places you've never been to and you can imagine how living other lives could be. You can learn Philosophy by reading Kafka or improve your English by reading Shakespeare.

Reading books is not the only thing. There are newspapers, comics, … or you can read a shower-gel label if you don't like heavy reading. Books are the tickets for a low-cost mind's journey. And if you don't have money, you can always go to the public library.

If you have to deal everyday with the problem of having no time for yourself, maybe you should look for another hobby. It's not right to start reading a book you won't ever end. I think it's better to say that you have never read a book than saying you have started one sometime in your life, as famous Victoria Beckham said. Only one in her entire life! It's unbelievable, isn't?

Cristina Madroñal, Bachillerato de Adultos