Sunday, October 01, 2006
Can reading affect your mood?

It's funny how sometimes, reading people's blogs can affect how you feel, as in whether it uplifts you or whether it saddens you. I never really thought about such impacts on myself, cuz I have always thought whatever others write on their blogs is their own business and as a reader, I am just reading for entertainment. But it surprises me how some people's entries are so bright and cheerful while others sound almost melancholic. And how it sets me thinking after reading some of those melancholic entries. I was just thinking about my heck-care attitude back in my old job, where I had to serve angry customers. I never gave a damn how those angry people affected me, as in when I go home after work, I plain forget about them and the next morning, everything is back to normal. Of course, there were times when I was damn fed up and angry with those stupid complainants and rambled endless complaints to my hubby. But I guess I m one person, who feels much better after ranting something off. I dun really like to keep things hidden in my chest.

Was just thinking that perhaps sometimes I m reading entries by people I know, who are my friends, whereas those angry complainants were not related to me in any ways, so I dun feel as much for them.

But it also surprises me how sometimes, I can be unduly affected by a book I m reading. As in, if the story is very sad, I may even be moved to tears, although I know jolly well that it's just a fictitious story. Maybe, it's the way the story is written...

Kimmie scribbles
10:18 pm |

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