7/31/2019 Someday You Will Be Old Enough to Start Reading Fairytales Again

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  “Someday you will be old enough to start reading fairytales again”, aquotation from C.S. Lewis, the writer of the great story “ The Chronicles of Narnia”.

 This statement tells the important role of literature in changing the lives of the reader-from childhood until the day when he needs to say goodbye in this world.

Part of our self mirrored through literature especially the different facets of our teenage life. We can see the heartbreaking yet wonderful process of growing up.

 We can relate on how the love story guides the real couple in the campus and how itchange the boy into a fearless and confident man. It provides a doorway to us aboutlife experiences that will touch our hearts. It has a big part in our transformation justlike a cocoon to a beautiful butterfly.

 Through literature we can also witness the different soul of the entireindividuals that deals with the difficulties and victories and all the challenges that they had experienced. This is by looking through the eyes of the others. Through these

experiences we can find an answers or solution to all the problems that we can comeacross today. These great literary works provide us with the guiding principles of life.It is through reading that one understands life. It can change one’s view towards life. 

 What I enjoy the most is through literature I can identify myself with thecharacters in the stories. I remember the novel “Chance Fortune and the Outlaws”,

 which inspires me to believe on myself and to continue my dreams. The works suchas the lives of the eminent people who have made a valuable contribution to society give the readers an insight into their lives. The works of Rizal, Balagtas, Bonifacio,Hernandez and many more shows the undying love for country that pushed us to

fight for our freedom and democracy. They are just few who change the worldthrough their pens. Literature is a part of our history and as being a Filipino.

Reading our literature is getting a glance of us as a people. We can witnessthe bonds that link us to our country and to the other people. We trace the roots of becoming a Filipino. We can rediscover our self and reclaim our own identity.

 Through literature we can be aware on what is happening in this world. We can gaininsight into lie where w can learn about the culture of the other nations. Someday I

 will be old enough to start reading fairytales again just to share the beauty of theliterary works to my grandchildren and to spread the values that I perceived from all

the writings that I had read.

Nestie Bryal C. Villaviray October 5, 2012