Does Fiction Kill You?
It was nice to see the bookstore crowded with people. Even if a consumer, people are better off shopping for books, rather than just eating well, or buying items that are not needed. This book opens insights, as well as being a healthy entertainment in her spare time. However, there is one symptom that attracts attention.
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A series of fiction books, especially in the form of novels, are numerous. Meanwhile, other books, such as politics, history, religion, and business are much less. Comic book series was no less.
The majority of novels on sale tell a love story. Some deserve to be called literary works, because of the beauty of the language and the depth of the story. However, the majority are only superficial books that create a momentary pleasure sensation, without any element of education. What are these symptoms?
Sour Healthy Drowning
First, when people are fooled by fiction, it lives in the world of imagination. In fact, as English education expert Sir Ken Robinson says, imagination is the foundation of creativity. In itself, it is very useful for life. However, when the fictional luber, and mask of common sense, the problem arises.
Two, when common sense is buried in the imagination, the power of analysis is reduced. In fact, analysis is needed to make decisions. Every second, we are asked to make a decision. When a decision is made with shallow analysis, the probability of error becomes greater.
Three, people with weak analytical powers are easily lulled. They are easily deceived by rotten businessmen or politicians. Not surprisingly, many Indonesians are caught in the consumer lifestyle, even encouraging debt, to buy unnecessary items. They also often choose the wrong political leaders, precisely because of the weakness of analytical power, and imagination that is easy to imagine.
Four, lack of common sense does give birth to many problems. Radicalism and terrorism, which is one of the nation's greatest challenges today, also comes from the weakness of common sense. People often swallow heresy, without being considered critical first. This happens not only among the lowly educated, but precisely among the educated, precisely because they live in the wrong imagination.
High Quality Fiction
Indeed, the work of fiction is very useful to fill human life. It is the source of imagination and creativity needed in life, especially in the face of the challenges of living together. This can all happen, as long as fiction does not dispel common sense. Conversely, high-quality fiction works, such as novels or comics, can help people develop their senses.
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