Are You a Book Worm?
Many people proudly dub themselves Book Worms - but what does that really mean? I've never met a self-proclaimed book worm who doesn't reveal that the majority of the material they read is fiction. Thesaurus: Fiction n. - fabrication, invention, lies, fibs, untruth, fantasy, falsehood, nonsense. So...why the obsession with fiction? The only reason I can come up with is they lure of escape from reality that fiction offers. But what are they trying to escape from? Is life something to run and hide from? Did God intend for us to spend our lives entertaining ourselves? There are only two instances of the word entertain in the Bible and they reside in the same verse. Hebrews 13:2 Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares. In the end, what kind of legacy does a book worm leave? I've noticed a few common denominators. Self facsination Their facination with their own lives - their likes and dislikes, goals and