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. Read...