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Where Readers Dare

Dare To Share
by sapphy54
September 14, 2004
There is a wonderful place here at BookCrossing. A place where I can go for any reason I can think of or for no reason at all.

In this place I will find many things. First of all, there are strange names, of which you may not quite understand, however when you talk with the person you find yourself saying "yep, that name fits".

It is a place where you do not have to have a reason for going there. It is not like the store or the bank; you just go for the heck of going, sort of like a nice Sunday drive in the country, or to an ice cream palor. It is a place that you just love to visit.

In my mind I can imagine this place being a wonderful vacation lodge, wtih a huge grand room and a fire place that goes the entire length of the wall. It has leather chairs and tables with lamps and a place to set a cup of coffee or tea. The room is full of tables, benches, and window seats. The main lighting is soft. The windows are frosted over and outside there is a porch that goes all the way around the lodge. The coffee pot is never empty, the bar is always stocked and the conversation is a constant array of soft voices, much laughter and a few debates in the corners of the room.

It is a place that welcomes any kind of mood, all opinions, and all the silliness a person can handle. There is also compassion, concern, a place where great ideas are formed, hugs are offered, apologies made. A place that does not stand on how educated you are, but more on the fact that you just came to visit. You don't have to be smart. You don't even have to happy to go there, but I feel that when you leave you do feel better about yourself to some small degree. You don't even have to have a certain political preference, or religiouse affiliate. There are no applications needed to go there, no one is turned down or refused.

People there give you a sense of self worth, they try their best to help. No one claims to have all the answers, they only offer their time and support. In the place you will also find some of the most silliest people you will ever have the pleasure of meeting. Oh there will be dares and the things that people there can think of to do or to dare someone to do....well lets just say it is entertaining to say the least.

It is a place you can go to when you are lost, a place you can visit on a rainy day, it is another world entirely this place. Like magic, you go through the door and there they all are, welcoming you into their home.

It is the only place I know that is a confessional, a political arena, a school, a library, a theater, a coffee shop, a newpaper, a comdey store, a sanctuary, a play ground, a couselor's office. It is different things for different people, but it is also one thing to all of us. It is The Chit-Chat Room. It is my favorite place to be, where I have met so many wonderful, good people whom I am proud to call my friends. This is my place. This is where we all dare to share.

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