I have a theory... that someplace at the heart of most compelling stories is something that doesn't make sense.
I read and watch movies. I can't go to the movie theater much anymore, though, because I get recognized. It's worse sometimes if I wear a costume and try not to get recognized. I watch most of my films on airplanes.
One person who has mastered life is better than a thousand persons who have mastered only the contents of books, but no one can get anything out of life without God.