Wondrous Falling

by Jaden Erol Troves

The world is bright and wondrous, and in this curious and never-ending case it is not a single world so full of life, but a universe itself. Each and every hard and soft bound collection of paper contains these extensive and vast scenes teeming and brimming from cover to cover with character of the heart and persons; landscapes from lands far away, right here, or imbedded in our minds; fantastical plots and tales of mere legend or historical truth. The utmost irony of it all is the unexplainable nature of these explosive and novel ideas actually being able to be placed into words for all to read and see, so long as they choose.

That is the true wonder; such a small device bringing about the ability to share and transfer the very spirit, mind, and view of one being to another.

A normally impossible ideal becomes completely possible through the expression of words and images written permanently to parchment. Even long after an author’s death they can inspire and parent people they have never met, and in numerous ways.

Why is this?

What is truly happening when each author prints words of any language into a particular order and passes it on for others?

They are passing on a piece of themselves, their very soul, to fall through the bloodlines and families of those in the present and future. These things called books; transcend time, language, community, person, truth, and even reality and yet they exist at the same time in all these things they have exceed. They are truly a mystical and wondrous thing that can be shared, discovered and read. However these magical things hold absolutely no power without the beings whom choose to share them, and in turn the people whom choose to have them shared with.

So grasp hold of the wonder and beauty that is before us all. There are few yet plentiful places these magical devices known as books can be found. All of them, regardless of how big or small, are given but one name; Library!