This thread is inspired by the famous novel, The Royal Game, by Stephan Zweig. The story is about a prisoner jailed by Germany police for more than 10 years. In the prison, with almost nothing to do, the prisoner found a chess book left by other prisoners. With no better choice around, he started to read the book secretly even though he's not a big fan of chess at the moment. Remember the setting is in a prison, where your mind is basically empty and has no input. A book can be boring and it might not be the best pastime one would like to spend time on, but it's definitely not a bad choice to keep one's mind alive, in a prison.
So here comes the question: think of a highly imaginary situation, we are all going to a miserable jail. No TV, no communication with outside (no networks, phone calls or even letters) are allowed. You don't know for how long you are going to be jailed. The only thing you know is that, you can bring one book with you and read it in the prison. Which book you want to pick? It's not like picking a book in a bookstore or a library. You can always pick another one when you find it's not interesting as you thought. Now you only have one choice, a choice might be accompanying you for a lifetime. Think about it.
I will post my answer when I figure out my choice.
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