Sometimes I wonder how many couples of lovers do collective reading.
The fact is that I like to read books to my beloved Kamilka. We sometimes do it, nevertheless, not as often as we would like. What do we collectively read? I read, to my dear Kamilka, Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s letters to his wife, and Anna Dostoyevskaya’s letters to her husband. Do we find collective reading as an activity worth doing? Yes, of course. People can read together not only with one’s child but also with the beloved one.
The theme of collective reading we notice in some quite famous works of art of other people.
Which ones? For example, in the Roman Polanski movie “Bitter Moon.” Moreover, the motif of collective reading we can hear in one of David Bowie’s songs (“Drive-in Saturday”) or Pet Shop Boys tune (“What have I done to deserve this”). I have no doubt, and I was writing about it many times that reading is one of the best things you can do to yourself. If we add to it the fact that reading aloud will help not only to yourself but also to your beloved one, we can start to do many great things.
By reading, we can broaden our horizons. We learn new things. If we do it collectively, like my Kamilka and I, we also tighten our relationship.
The same thing, undoubtedly, happens when people read a book to their children. By reading to oneself, we do a marvelous job. When we read to the second (or even more!) people, the genuinely miraculous things happen. If you do not have plans with your partner, what you do tonight, do not turn on Netflix. Better take a book and start to read collectively aloud. I am convinced that you will not regret this choice.
