Happy is the man who acquire the habit of reading when he is young .He has secured a life –long source of pleasure, instruction and inspiration So long as he has his beloved books , he need never feel lonely . He always has a pleasant occupation of leisure moment , so that he need never feel bored .He is the possessor of wealth more precious then gold . Ruskin calls books . Kings treasures – treasuries filled , not with gold and silver and precious stones , but with riches much more valuable than these knowledge , noble thoughts high ideals Poor indeed is the man who does not read , and empty is his life .
The blessing which the reading habit confers on its possessor are many provided we choose the right kind of books . Reading gives the highest kind of pleasure and amusement – for example good novels . Novels and books of imagination must have their place in everybody’s reading .When we are tired , or the brain is weary with serious studies , it is a healthy recreation to lose ourselves in some absorbing story written by master hand .
But to read nothing but books of fiction is like eating nothing but cakes and sweetmeats. As we need plain , wholesome food for the body , so we must have serious reading for the mind . And here we can choose according to our taste . there are many noble books on history , biography , Philosophy religion , travel and which will give us not only pleasure but an education . And we can develop a taste for serious reading , so that in the end it will give us noble thought and beautiful imagining clothed in lovely and musical language .
Books are the most faithful of friends. Our friends may change or die but our books are always patiently waiting to talk to us . They are never cross, peevish or unwilling to converse ;as our friends sometimes are .No wonder a reader becomes a book –lover.
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