An interesting piece of advice

Internet always amazes me. Whenever I think of internet’s contribution to my personal growth, internet occurs to me as a guru or a guiding light. I have got so many enlightening facts, ideas, knowledge and happiness from it. Any day I prefer internet to TV. Just like the mobile phones have become sort of extensions of our physical bodies, Internet too has become a necessity. Day by day my dependence on internet is growing. Right now text entered through key board is the most effective way to search for information on web. A day may come when we’ll be able to input voice data by singing an obscure tune and search for songs that match it. If internet not had been there, I can imagine how though it would have been for someone to gather knowledge. Probably one had to procure many books (pretty though job), read those books, collate the information, process it, contact many people, discuss with them and get their views, and then form a thorough understanding. Probably it would’ve taken ages to do so. Thanks to internet, we now we have information at our finger tips. Today I was browsing through Slashdot postings. Some one asked Slashdot community about the magazines it reads. There were many funny replies, but among the heap of funny and trivial stuff, some one sneaked in a brilliant posting. He said “I don't remember when, where, who or how, but I once received a piece of advice I've never forgotten, which seemed wise at the time, and which I've since found invaluable. Every once in awhile, walk into a bookstore and buy a magazine devoted to a subject you know nothing about. Read it ”. He further added “There are magazines devoted to everything - sports cars, handguns, knitting, ferrets, Italian cooking, Civil War reenactments, log cabins, etc. Magazines are a terrific (and cheap) way to expand your horizons”. I found this piece of advice absolutely brilliant. I sincerely hope this gem of an advice makes sense to all of us.