Anonymous
6/13/2025, 11:17:55 PM
No.81484300
>>81484034
Any sensible man would disagree. Through books you live richer and deeper lives than you ever would had you been there to experience it. The details that the author put into the recount generally has a greater depth of insight tempered by the author's knowledge and past experiences and key here, what he has read and written prior to sharing his experiences. He's taken the time to mull the experience over, digest different ideas and consider all perspectives, then he distills it down to pure words on paper, maybe a drawing, illustration, or photo.
Just about every time I've gone to see something in person it was less fulfilling than just reading about it would have been. This may change for something I'm deeply knowledgeable about. I've read enough about architecture that I have a vocabulary and eye to know what I am looking at. I can appreciate the beauty. But I'm not allowed to get up close and personal as I'd like, and there are other people around. In the book I go to the same places but just me and the author alone.
Any sensible man would disagree. Through books you live richer and deeper lives than you ever would had you been there to experience it. The details that the author put into the recount generally has a greater depth of insight tempered by the author's knowledge and past experiences and key here, what he has read and written prior to sharing his experiences. He's taken the time to mull the experience over, digest different ideas and consider all perspectives, then he distills it down to pure words on paper, maybe a drawing, illustration, or photo.
Just about every time I've gone to see something in person it was less fulfilling than just reading about it would have been. This may change for something I'm deeply knowledgeable about. I've read enough about architecture that I have a vocabulary and eye to know what I am looking at. I can appreciate the beauty. But I'm not allowed to get up close and personal as I'd like, and there are other people around. In the book I go to the same places but just me and the author alone.