by Sam | Jan 5, 2018 | Guest Blogger, Inspiration
I once heard that after their formal education and college years, the average adult does not pick up another book. And if they do, it is just a fraction of that minority that actually finishes a book. Mark Twain keenly noted, “The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.” Elsewhere I heard Jim Rohn remark on stage that only three percent of adults in the U.S. own a library card. A mere three percent! Can you imagine? Which is why I suppose the Christian real estate billionaire Peter J. Daniels observed, “Never before have the libraries of the world been so full, and never before have they been so empty.” 'The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read.' - Mark Twain Click To Tweet The last verse of the Gospel of John (John 21:25) still leaves me flabbergasted, years after I first read it. No doubt when my time on Earth comes to an end and my new life begins, you will find me perusing through God’s library (good thing I’ll have eternity to do it!) In fact, I hope God’s current librarian plans on retiring when I get there, so I can fill those wings. I am a voracious reader. I picked up the habit of reading books (cover to cover) in my early 20s, because I had many mentors encourage me to. In reading I found even more mentors, and I expanded my awareness, thinking, and consciousness through swimming across a wide ocean of subjects – psychology, philosophy, personal and professional development, leadership,...