"We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are.
Sheep lice do not seem to share this longing, which is one reason why they write so little."
---Anne Lamott
All creativity speaks to the need to discover, experience and convey the human experience.
Today's writing devotional discusses a study performed at the University of Toronto where the question was: Do humans find that they are better able to understand and experience life through their reading, particularly by reading fiction?
The answer: Apparently, the results were clear. The study found that those participants who read fiction were actually better able to relate to their peers and to engage in social interaction. They were also showed an increase in empathy, allowing them to understand human nature as found through their reading.
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