Pleasures
of Reading
Says the famous poet
“My days among the dead are past
Around me I
behold Wherever these casual eyes are cast The mighty minds of old
My never failing failing friends
are they With whom I converse day by day.”
Reading is perhaps the greatest source of pleasure to a
person. Reading broadens the outlook, drives away the apprehension and lightens
up the mind with truth and knowledge. An eminent essayist, Sir
Richard Steele said, “Reading is to mind, what exercise is to body.” This axiom
implies that reading is a way of life significant in buildout of mind.
Reading acts as a catalyst to the imagination and
inspires creative thoughts. Reading develops cognitive and linguistic capacity,
more vivid imagination, flexibility of thought and greater power of treasuring
words and language.
“There is no other divine thing synonymous to knowledge”
said Lord Sri Krishna in Srimadbhagavadgeetha. Such unparalleled knowledge with
different facets can be fostered through reading. Indeed, the pleasures of
reading hinge on the choice of books. The pleasures of reading may be lost when
wrong choice is made of the reading material. A person should be vigilant in
selecting the right type of books. Real pleasures of reading can be enjoyed
through a wise categorization of material for reading. It is true what Bacon
said “Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed and some few to be
chewed and digested.” This means that some books are to be read only in parts;
others to be read; and some few to be read wholly with diligence and attention.
Books bestow to
the well-being of our mental state and thus remain as our faithful friends.
They never deceive or desert us in our hour of need like many of our human
friends. “A good book is the precious life blood of a master spirit, embalmed
and treasured up to a life beyond life.” It is a bountiful garden, an orchard
and a storehouse of knowledge.
It gives an immense pleasure to read the books which
encompass a person to instill master mind who can perk up his future. Through
books we can reap the ethics from the experience of noble minds with the
fortitude and elegance of their vision. Through it we come to have a keener and
passionate insight into life. Life doesn’t have a dull and monotonous aspect
any longer but in every page we come across fresh wonders and mysteries
awaiting for us. Hence, “Reading is virtue and the best trait for a person to
acquire to lay down a strong foundation today which assures a stellar future
tomorrow to remain a beckon light in this competitive world.”