Not on the floor!

In my culture, a book is never supposed to touch the ground

This cultural belief is so deep-rooted that I have found

Myself getting perturbed when I see

A book kept on the floor, instinctively

I want to pick it up and keep it on a higher surface

Near human feet is not for a book an appropriate place

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If I drop a book on the ground, I pick it up and raise it to my forehead

Apologetic for dropping it, books are sacred

Stepping on a book is an egregious mistake

Something that I would never want to make

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Books are teachers, therefore, in a larger context

Books deserve to be treated with similar respect

I hope the trend of stacking books on the floor

Does not last as an acceptable form of home decor