Literary Profile

I haven't really thought about it much, but literature has been in my life since I was a youngster. I was never really into just sitting down on my own and reading a book when I was a little kid; but I always loved getting read to. I can remember my mother reading to me when I was just a toddler; books like "Where’s my blanky" and "My baby you'll be". They used to make me feel so good just before bed. Honestly, I think my mom liked them more then me ha-ha. Sometimes we joke about them to this day; in fact we still have them laying around one of the bookshelves at home for my nieces and nephews. Those are just two of my earliest literary examples in my young life. More recent memories of literature consist of mostly biographies, the bible or books we have to read for classes. I can't really explain it but, reading about other peoples lives interests me. I feel like you can learn a lot from other people experiences, whether they be positive or negative. Right now I'm in the middle of reading Joe Torre's book call "The Yankee Years". It would be stupid for me to say that none of these books or works of literature have had a significant difference in my life, because I have many that have changed my eyes and thinking. A book by Charles Stanley called "Walking Wisely", has spoke volumes into my life, and sometimes I still open it to find answers. Literature matters a ton; it can be very influential for people and how they think or act. I think it’s almost impossible for someone to say that a piece of literature hasn’t had some kind of an effect on their life. Now, if you just flat out hate books and stories, then I could see why literature doesn't matter.