November is National Reading Month with the theme, "Rediscovering the Legacy of Literature through Reading."
Literature allows us to be in the shoes of somebody else and imagine what it is like… In many ways, literature is like a game where you are pretending, or playing, and going through the experiences of others. It’s not real, it’s fictional, but it allows you to prepare yourself in case something similar occurs to you,”
“Literature is a repository of our cultural values and experiences and the ideas of those who preceded you. It is also a way by which we open up our imagination to what might not be ideal in our current circumstance and allows us, hopefully, imagine alternative arrangements for a better future. It has an imaginary function, heritage and legacy function and utopic function for a better future,” hing similar occurs to you,”
Cong. Kiko Benitez started his educational journey by taking a Bachelor’s Degree in literature at Cornell University in New York, until he received his Doctorate degree on Comparative Literature, with a concentration on Southeast Asia Studies. As an educator, he taught young and curious minds on the importance of reading and the value of literature. To this day, he continues to push these advocacies in Congress.
Happy National Reading Month!
