Dear Readers,

Isn’t it a pleasure to get lost in a book? To get to know a character’s life from the inside? To step into a character’s skin and walk around in their world for a while? When we read fiction, we get to see the world through different perspectives. That sounds a lot like compassion training to me. And that’s exactly what reading fiction is: empathy exercise.

So not only does reading fiction entertain us, teach us new things about the world, and improve our vocabulary, it also makes us better people.

I think I found the prescription for most of the world’s problems.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck