“Without literature, life is hell.” -Charles Bukowski
Literature is important in our lives. Poetry and novels are some examples of it. Many writers use literature to express their feelings and opinions about a certain topic or idea, while other writers just use literature for pleasure and enjoyment. It is believed that books can move you places by just reading and understanding its story. A book is also one example of literature. Literature is a creative technique of putting words together to create a message for the readers. It is made for us to understand and analyze. It also improves our reading and writing skills. A person would not see the beauty of literature if he’s not interested; if he doesn’t love literature. The beauty of it is not only seen on how the author constructed its plot or how he applies the technical rules in writing, but also on how the reader understands and implies the lessons he learned in the story to his own life. Literature gives us the ability to think outside the box; to create scenarios in our heads that enhances our imagination. It gives us wings for us to explore new concepts. It also helps us to acquire knowledge about something we do not know or we wish to know more. But, can you imagine life without literature? What would it look like if we don’t have any literary works to read and ponder?
“Without literature, life is hell,” Charles Bukowski said. In this quote, it was clearly stated that literature makes our lives easy, because we can use it as our way to let our feelings and opinions out. Without it, there’s no other way of conveying our thoughts but with the verbal method only. It’s like a bird without a wing; it’s incomplete. You cannot fly. You cannot explore and experience adventures. Life would be lame and miserable. It’s like a world without colors, all are grey. Literature gives the colors to our lives. Without it, we’re all living in a plain land where everyone knows nothing. Literature is also connected to our past. Different countries have different pasts, and literature served as a way for our ancestors to share their stories to the next generations. The best examples are Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not) and El Filibusterismo (The Reign of Greed), the novels written by our national hero, Dr. Jose P. Rizal, that tells our history during the colonization of the Philippines under Spain. Since then, literature was used to represent the events occurred in our history. Without it, how would the youth know what their country’s history felt like, why all of those sufferings and sacrifices happened, and how our country was saved from colonization? You cannot visualize what has happened, so it leaves you like a flower not being watered. Your life has not been poured with knowledge and wisdom of literature, making you clueless. And as time passes by, the sun could burn that little flower without tasting heaven. It’s like us. We cannot enjoy life without literature, until all we are waiting is our end. Any piece of literature really changes our perspective in life. Writers are the instrument of literature and literature is the key to open a person’s eye and heart. It teaches us a very simple lesson that turns out to be a complex one. In life, you should know empathy. And in literature, you should use empathy. Put yourself on other’s position, so you could reflect and write the best pieces of literary works. Life is hell without it – miserable, incomplete and meaningless. But with literature, life is more than what you expect. Literature is beautiful not just for a period of time, but for a lifetime. Everyone must see how amazing it is.
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