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I am not just a group of papers,” said the book to his human audience. He sighed “for many years I have enlightened & entertained you. Many scientists would have never reached who they were without my help as I transferred the experience of the previous scientists to them.”

“But we are not scientists,” replied one of the ungrateful humans.

The book looked at the human in a caring way and said, “I know you are not scientists, but you would never enjoy your life without the help of science, most of the inventions are the result of many years of researching.” The book adds, “For ages, people read books for fun and to learn new things.”

Another human stood up, “Yes you did teach scientists and entertain us for years, but today, the fact is that you are dying. After the invention of computer, scientists began to turn to computers, as it is more flexible and it can store a huge amount of information in a small computer, unlike books. Even schools and universities are beginning to minimize the use of books, and it started teaching on the internet (E-learning) instead, which is a good thing because we do not understand anything from learning from the books.”

A third man interrupted “Did I hear entertainment? Nobody reads books for entertainment nowadays; it is a waste of time, why should we spend hours reading a novel while we can watch a movie in a couple of hours?”

At that moment the book burst into tears, “I know I am dying, but at least you should read me if not for entertainment, then for education. It is not my fault the teachers use me in a wrong way, I am not meant to be memorized, but should be understood. How sad am I, the same inventions that I produced, the Television and Computer, are the same things that would end my life!

After hearing this sentence, all the attendance left the hall, leaving the book, who enlightened them in the past, in a total loneliness.

But could loneliness cause the death of the book?