Fahrenheit 451

“Everyone must leave something behind... Something your hand touched some way so your soul has somewhere to go... It doesn't matter what you do... So long as you change something from the way it was before you touched it into something that's like you after you take your hands away.”
I really like these lines from the book. They explain something every single one of us have heard of. Our legacy. It's not the details; it's the change we bring about in the world that keeps our soul alive.
A book, the collection of its authors life, and his many pieces of thoughts, wisdom, and knowledge is the biggest catalyst for change that we can leave behind. It's what makes books important, so they need to be protected and cherished.
Fahrenheit 451 also teaches an important lesson about how ignorance left unchecked can lead to the soils of knowledge being poisoned. Ultimately, change may no longer he possible. And that's a life we should strive not to bring about.
It's a wonderful and philosophical read that I truly think everyone should read, alongside 1984.