Why We Should Read part 2
In this technological age of computers, high speed internet connection, cellular phones and cable television, the reading of good books is still one of the precious opportunity to expose young people. Books are of the people, by the people, for the people. Reading is not a luxury but definitely a necessity.
The person who acquires the habit of intelligent reading gets more out of life, for books kindle the imagination and enrich the whole being with grace and power. Reading is the practical, shortest and most inviting way to gather knowledge that stimulates the imagination, broadens the mind, widens the horizon, gives poise, vision, depth of understanding, deeper sympathies, broader comprehension and develop a truly cultured personality.
You know as well as I do, that the best-read men of past and present enjoyed an outstanding distinction over their peers. Think Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin and Abraham Lincoln, this illustrious men of their century were all voracious readers. Reading is considered the royal road to intellectual eminence. It has become the passport to respectability and social recognition in our general community life.
To quote an anonymous author " Without the love of reading the richest man is poor." Very true indeed. We deem life tragic for the illiterate, who have never learn to read but it is just as tragic for those who know how to read but don’t. A man who never look inside a book will stand for hours and watch a parade because it is easier to look at a man’s uniform than to try to understand his mind.
I think one of the most important reasons why we should read is to metaphorically drink from the fountain of wisdom by men of great accomplishments. On little sheets of paper or e-books, these men speak to us, amuse us, comfort us, open their hearts to us.
Needless to say we live our own lives that’s a fact, but we should let the lives of those who have lived before us be our guide. They have already traveled the road which we are about to explore. They furnish us the roadmap and tell us how to read the signposts and danger signals. Thru reading we save ourselves countless, useless experiments and needless blunders by following their advice.
Life is entirely too brief for one to accomplish good deeds and gain eminence by travel and observation alone. We must supplement these by reading. We are smart if we learn from our mistakes, but we are even smarter if we learn from the mistakes of others. Remember that always.
What books to read
I say begin with what you like to read. What would you like most to know? What in particular does your ignorance most disturb you or annoy you? Choose the best person (author) you most like to teach you. If you know the answers to these questions then you are on your way to knowing what books you ought to read.
I’m glad as a child I was surrounded with by far the best volumes. The taste for reading came just naturally. Reading fit me for my calling, prepare me for my examinations, arm me for my profession, train me for my trade, tell me how to win friends and influence people, introduce me to the seven habits of highly effective people, in short get me ready for living.
The person who acquires the habit of intelligent reading gets more out of life, for books kindle the imagination and enrich the whole being with grace and power. Reading is the practical, shortest and most inviting way to gather knowledge that stimulates the imagination, broadens the mind, widens the horizon, gives poise, vision, depth of understanding, deeper sympathies, broader comprehension and develop a truly cultured personality.
You know as well as I do, that the best-read men of past and present enjoyed an outstanding distinction over their peers. Think Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin and Abraham Lincoln, this illustrious men of their century were all voracious readers. Reading is considered the royal road to intellectual eminence. It has become the passport to respectability and social recognition in our general community life.
To quote an anonymous author " Without the love of reading the richest man is poor." Very true indeed. We deem life tragic for the illiterate, who have never learn to read but it is just as tragic for those who know how to read but don’t. A man who never look inside a book will stand for hours and watch a parade because it is easier to look at a man’s uniform than to try to understand his mind.
I think one of the most important reasons why we should read is to metaphorically drink from the fountain of wisdom by men of great accomplishments. On little sheets of paper or e-books, these men speak to us, amuse us, comfort us, open their hearts to us.
Needless to say we live our own lives that’s a fact, but we should let the lives of those who have lived before us be our guide. They have already traveled the road which we are about to explore. They furnish us the roadmap and tell us how to read the signposts and danger signals. Thru reading we save ourselves countless, useless experiments and needless blunders by following their advice.
Life is entirely too brief for one to accomplish good deeds and gain eminence by travel and observation alone. We must supplement these by reading. We are smart if we learn from our mistakes, but we are even smarter if we learn from the mistakes of others. Remember that always.
What books to read
I say begin with what you like to read. What would you like most to know? What in particular does your ignorance most disturb you or annoy you? Choose the best person (author) you most like to teach you. If you know the answers to these questions then you are on your way to knowing what books you ought to read.
I’m glad as a child I was surrounded with by far the best volumes. The taste for reading came just naturally. Reading fit me for my calling, prepare me for my examinations, arm me for my profession, train me for my trade, tell me how to win friends and influence people, introduce me to the seven habits of highly effective people, in short get me ready for living.
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