Books are not just pages that are bound together. They are powerful tools that make us laugh, love, live, hate, cry, and most importantly learn the lessons of life. If you are an avid reader, you are already experiencing the magic of living a thousand lives each time you read a book.
It’s no brainer! The smartest people you meet are the ones who spend most part of their lives amid the front and back cover of a book. There is no age or gender to read a good book. In fact, with the abundance of time brought by retirement, seniors should be the ones reading more books than any other age group.
Why is book reading important in old age?
You have every reason to become a bookworm in your old age. Book reading is one of the most followed daily activities for seniors across the globe. The reason is simple! Reading a book keeps you occupied and for isolation in seniors, there is no better company than a book. Reading a book has immense physical and psychological benefits.
Books can be the perfect pills to handle depression in seniors. Books enhance memory, boost brain function, eases stress, promotes clarity, and bring in a plethora of other benefits such as easing stress and anxiety in seniors. You know that! But what are the books every senior should read? That’s exactly what we would discuss in this blog. Stay with us until the end of it to know the Top 5 recommended titles for seniors!
Here are the top 5 books every senior should be reading:
It is time for you to sit and enjoy reading a beautifully crafted book. This is a joy only a true reader can experience, and you can be that one! But like any other thing in life, book reading has its own stages. The following books are recommended assuming that you are a beginner and just getting started with reading. Take a look and choose your pick.
- ‘A Short History of Nearly Everything’ by Bill Bryson:
Ever wondered how the Universe managed to become the immeasurable and incomprehensible enormity that it is from being nothing? How did it all start? Is there a hand behind everything that’s called the Creation today? Now, these are the questions you want answers, and this book can give some. Bill Bryson tries to give the best answers or at least understanding of the biggest questions that could come across a human mind. It’s a profoundly clear yet compactly brief book that helps you understand the basics of life and living.
2.‘Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End’ by Atul Gawande
Atul Gawande is an American surgeon and author with Indian origins. This is his brave work on the professional challenges he faced as a doctor and the sensitive emotions as a human being. The book comprises the medical limitations and even failures only to elevate the fact that a human’s aim should be at the good life not good health. Because, in the end, it is what matters!
3. ‘How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence’ by Micheal Pollan
Micheal Pollan, the journalist, and author, walks down a brave path to elaborate the medical and scientific advancements revolving around psychedelic drugs and his own experiences. Touching the most complicated subjects that include human mind, consciousness, one’s role in this world, and the reason for life, this book is everything you need to see life from a fresh perspective.
4.‘A Visit from the Goon Squad’ by Jennifer Egan
Jennifer Egan is a short story writer and novelist. This very book has won the renowned Pulitzer Prize. It is a gripping fiction book that engages in a witty way with the reader. It’s a dark yet funny revelation of the lives of Binnie and Sasha and how their paths intersect with the other characters. It is an easy read and beginners will surely enjoy it.
5.‘I Know This Much Is True: A Novel’ by Wally Lamb
This is a great book and taps on one’s fears, secrets, and pain. This fiction novel is a journey of Dominick Birdsey, a soon-to-be-old house painter, in search of his soul. The author succeeds in tickling the inner self of the reader with his gut-wrenching narration and gripping story that is hard to forget.
These titles are just a drop in the ocean of brilliant books by great writers. Pick a book of your choice and start reading at least a page per day if you are a beginner. This is one of those habits that will help you become a better person than yesterday. If you are an senior or looking for Home care services in Chennai, Athulya Home care would be the right fit for your loved ones- care right from where they belong!
