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Jose Marti
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since 2000-07-01
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washing DC

0 posted 2002-11-22 03:05 PM



Feeling numb:

Why do people read books?
Watch TV?
Play video games?
Do drugs?

We do so to forget
Because when we can’t remember what hurts
And  
If only for a moment…
It doesn’t hurt anymore
If only for a moment

If reading was the addiction of the past
For the people to forget for the moment,

Then what will be the addiction of the future
If only to forget for a moment?

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neveah5
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since 2002-11-22
Posts 197
Ohio
1 posted 2002-11-22 09:32 PM


Some people say food is the "addiction" anymore because of how overweight the general population is.  Drugs too in a way only they may end up causing more reason to forget, leading to heavier addictions..I use to read a lot and it really helped when I just wanted to get out of my own world. I guess it is different for every person.  
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