As serious writers and readers, we need to destigmatize non-writing and non-reading. Lots of people who live full, rich lives choose not to read. Some people could not pursue an education past gr. 10. Some people have reading disabilities. Audiobooks don& #39;t work for everyone.
Folks have day jobs, making a living for their partner, children, pets, or themselves, with integrity. Everyone has lived a portion of the experiences we read about in fiction and theory. They insert the soul back into words, but they don& #39;t have to be readers themselves.
But everyone channels and invest those experiences differently. That& #39;s why we have so many beautiful, kind people contributing to our lives in different ways, why we have a diversity of sharing, teaching, modes of caring.