What Does It Mean To Be “Well Read?”
Robert brings up an interesting point — do you consider yourself well-read? This is such a crazy question for me…and I speak as an Indian educated in the so-called British system. We are given to understand that well-read means reading the western world’s best fiction, non-fiction and of course the classics — but this is all just brainwashing… today i realize I have no need to be “well-read” other than as a social lubricant — so I can make intelligent-sounding small talk or look good in the eyes of others….it is all a mountain of trivia — unless the process of educating myself has led also to the cultivation of wisdom and compassion….what do you think?
Originally posted on 101 Books:
Someone recently told me I was “well read,” which I find interesting. The whole reason I started 101 Books was because
I felt like I wasn’t “well read” enough
, whatever that means.
So now that I’ve read nearly 70 books in four years, am I well read all of the sudden?
Seriously? That’s all it takes–70 books in four years?
