"Good books, like good friends, are few and chosen; the more select, the more enjoyable."
-Louisa May Alcott
There are hundreds and hundreds of books. So when choosing a book, it might be a little over whelming because of the amount of them, so you automatically look for ones that are appealing to your eyes. Once you find one that looks appealing on the outside, you read the back of the book or the inside cover to see what the book is about. Almost like your getting to know the book. Then if the book intrigues you, or interests you in any way, you get the book, and read it. Once you start the book, you are usually able to tell if its going to be a good one or not. It may start out a little slow, and not hold your interest completely. Or it could capture your undivided attention, so that you are unable to put the book down and have to finish it in one sitting. Some of the books you read will be doosies, and will not be good books. But when you do find a good book, reading it is more enjoyable because there are only a select number of books that meet your qualities to be considered good.
Now you are probably thinking, what in the world does this have to do with friends? How do they connect? Well the answer is actually pretty simple.
Think about starting high school in a completely new school district, where you don't know anyone. As you sit in your first class on your first day, you begin to survey your new classmates. I know this is going to sound shallow, but we all do it; we judge others off of their looks. Especially when we are in a new place, and don't know anyone. There are a lot of new faces in your class, and its a little over whelming. You continue looking at each one of your classmates, searching for someone you can befriend. You observe who people are talking to, what they're wearing, how they wear their hair, and while your'e observing, you may not know it, but you begin to mentally place them into 'social status' categories. Populars, jocks, nerds, band geeks, goths. And then based off what someone looks like, you being the process of trying to befriend them. You know nothing about them at this moment. You go soley off of their appearance, just like the books. Then you slowly get to know them. You and the person exchange basic information about yourselves that will foreshadow the future of your friendship. Just like with the book. The back of the book or inside cover gives you the basic info about the story, that is meant to grab your attention and make you want to read the book. When you and the person are talking, you both will try to give out info that grabs the others attention and find the things that you both have in common. After getting to know a little about the person, you will be able to pin point exactly where your friendship will go. Will you stay casual acquaintances or will you become best friends? This is another thing the book and friends have in common. Soon after you begin the book, you will be able to tell if you like the book or not. If it captures your attention or bores you. These days, honestly good friends don't come along very often. It has become more and more common that someone has an alterior motive to be friends with you.
Good friends and good books come in small quantities. So when you do find either of these, they become more important and enjoyable to you because there aren't a ton of them.
-Louisa May Alcott
There are hundreds and hundreds of books. So when choosing a book, it might be a little over whelming because of the amount of them, so you automatically look for ones that are appealing to your eyes. Once you find one that looks appealing on the outside, you read the back of the book or the inside cover to see what the book is about. Almost like your getting to know the book. Then if the book intrigues you, or interests you in any way, you get the book, and read it. Once you start the book, you are usually able to tell if its going to be a good one or not. It may start out a little slow, and not hold your interest completely. Or it could capture your undivided attention, so that you are unable to put the book down and have to finish it in one sitting. Some of the books you read will be doosies, and will not be good books. But when you do find a good book, reading it is more enjoyable because there are only a select number of books that meet your qualities to be considered good.
Now you are probably thinking, what in the world does this have to do with friends? How do they connect? Well the answer is actually pretty simple.
Think about starting high school in a completely new school district, where you don't know anyone. As you sit in your first class on your first day, you begin to survey your new classmates. I know this is going to sound shallow, but we all do it; we judge others off of their looks. Especially when we are in a new place, and don't know anyone. There are a lot of new faces in your class, and its a little over whelming. You continue looking at each one of your classmates, searching for someone you can befriend. You observe who people are talking to, what they're wearing, how they wear their hair, and while your'e observing, you may not know it, but you begin to mentally place them into 'social status' categories. Populars, jocks, nerds, band geeks, goths. And then based off what someone looks like, you being the process of trying to befriend them. You know nothing about them at this moment. You go soley off of their appearance, just like the books. Then you slowly get to know them. You and the person exchange basic information about yourselves that will foreshadow the future of your friendship. Just like with the book. The back of the book or inside cover gives you the basic info about the story, that is meant to grab your attention and make you want to read the book. When you and the person are talking, you both will try to give out info that grabs the others attention and find the things that you both have in common. After getting to know a little about the person, you will be able to pin point exactly where your friendship will go. Will you stay casual acquaintances or will you become best friends? This is another thing the book and friends have in common. Soon after you begin the book, you will be able to tell if you like the book or not. If it captures your attention or bores you. These days, honestly good friends don't come along very often. It has become more and more common that someone has an alterior motive to be friends with you.
Good friends and good books come in small quantities. So when you do find either of these, they become more important and enjoyable to you because there aren't a ton of them.