To Read or Not To Read

Author Louis L’Amour once wrote a short story about a man caught stealing a book from a library. The attendant noticed that the man was acting strangely while looking at the books. He would take books from the shelf and run his hands over them before putting them back. When he took down a copy of Shakespeare’s “King Lear,” he ran his hands over the leather cover and then put the book in his coat and ran from the library. The attendant chased and caught him. When asked for the book the man gave the reason for his act. He said he loved books and libraries but could not read. He liked the feel of the book so he took it. Imagine, having such a love for books and not being able to read! Unfortunately for our thief, his love of books did not enrich him. Neither did it enable…