KOKETSO MANAMELA | Healing power of books a potent therapy

They also become open minded and are highly likely to connect with various characters in the books they consume. As a result, this allows them to switch characters, communicate and manage their social problems more easily.

Reading helps readers understand their own issues and improve the effectiveness of their own being. It also includes problem-solving techniques and assists readers in understanding their own environment. People suffering from a variety of conditions such as anxiety, grief, depression and divorce can benefit from reading.

Given the importance of books as a potential therapy, bibliotherapy should be widely promoted and people encouraged to read. Those who are illiterate should be taught how to read. The time is now to introduce the concept of bibliotherapy to the public at large. Hospitals should also fully embrace bibliotherapy and have libraries on their premises.

As American educator and author Jim Trelease reckons, “a nation that does not read much does not know much. And a nation that does not know much is more likely to make poor choices in the home, the marketplace, the jury box, and the voting booth. And those decisions ultimately affect the entire nation, that is, the literate and illiterate.

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