In this fast-changing world it has also become
quite difficult to spent time on fiction -it is indeed a luxury. Ofcourse youngsters
must read fiction (the best ones including the valued writers of last centuries) for insights on humanity and human nature so on, and yes don’t waste time on
spectacular versions of garbage that is churned out each day in the name of fiction. Anything that titillates
and doesn’t make you think or add to your understanding of life is really a
waste – a criminal misuse of time as also a degradation.
I am starting this podcast with the book I happen to read last month An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us. Quite an interesting book with amazing knowledge of the world we live in. It’s a book we should all buy. Also, this book gave quite a significant shift in understanding towards nature. Last many years I was a Naturalist (conducting nature treks) wherein the constant endeavor was to learn about nature and communicate. Then I was a Biomimic (taking sessions on Biomimicry) here it was about what you can learn from nature. And now this book opens up new understanding, indeed an evolution of sort for me, as to look at the world through the eyes of nature -umwelt of different species. It’s a brilliant book.