The dependence of life on different forms of art is obvious. People can’t live without expressing themselves. Some are good at drawing, some at dancing, others at singing or writing. Literature is one of those forms of expression of human experience through language. Literally the word “literature” means “letters”. That’s why in ancient times educated people were called “men of letters”. I simply can’t imagine my life without books. They taught me so many things that I can use in real life today. They teach us morals, empathy, social behavior, etc. Literature helps to understand what’s right and what’s wrong. Although, each time we read a new book, we see things from the author’s point of view, we can adapt the information for ourselves. Everyone takes something different from what the author wrote. In my opinion, literature is one of the best gifts that human beings received. Many people think that books are only author’s imagination or just words on a piece of paper. However, literature means much more than that. First of all, it allows both writers and readers to look back at their memories and express them through words. It can bring a great relief to a person. Secondly, people can share their own experience to help others. It includes guidebooks or cookbooks. Thirdly, literature allows readers to learn life lessons from other people’s mistakes. Fourthly, literature enriches our mind. We can learn about the world history, biological facts, chemistry reactions, etymology of words and lots of other interesting information from books. In conclusion, I’d like to say that literature opens up many doors for people. They just need to read more and to discover these opportunities.