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"I Cannot Live Without Books" - Thomas JeffersonJuly 10, 2017![]() In a letter to his old friend and fellow Founding Father John Adams on June 10, 1815, Jefferson was sharing his heart when he spoke those words. He didn't love books because there was no Internet, TV, iPod, DVD player or video game to keep him happy. Books were as important to him as food. In fact, a fellow book lover, Erasmus, said a few centuries earlier, "When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes." I shudder to think where I would be today without books, particularly the Book of Books. It has been my guide and road map since I was 13 years old. In that love letter to humanity my Heavenly Father taught me to be a man; to love; to have compassion; to serve others. But God has used many other books to impact my life. As a teenager I read four or five books a day. Often in my Junior High School classes I would read a book with one eye while I was taking notes. Books were my constant companions, even friends. I was able to escape into books when my alcoholic father became especially abusive. ![]() I asked if they would like to travel the world. When they said they would, I told them I can go anywhere in the world without leaving home - with books. I can sit at the feet of the wisest people in the world - through books. And I can become a better, more knowledgeable and capable man; a better husband, father and pastor - all through the wonderful gift of books. Books are the distilled wisdom and knowledge of the ages. Try them - you will learn to love them as I do. |
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