Essay On The Pleasures of Reading
- Milan Chaterjee
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Some people get pleasure from picnics and tours.
Others like to discuss various topics and find pleasure in it. But the
reading of books provides us with such pleasure as we do not get from
any other activity. Great is the blessing of books.
Books are written by learned persons. They contain
the best experiences and thoughts of their writers. Literature is said
to mirror society. Writers put in their books not only their own ideas
and feelings, but also what they observe and find in society. The books
of the past reflect the condition of the times in which they were
written. By reading books written by great thinkers, we come in contact
with their minds. Books enable us to know the best of different
countries. So, if we want to keep abreast of the great minds of all
ages, we must read books.
When we are alone, books are our best friends. They
entertain us in our spare moments. Good novels, books on poetry and
short stories, give great enjoyment. At times we become so absorbed in
our books that we forget even our important engagements. Loneliness is
no trouble for a reader.
If we are in a cheerful mood, our joy is increased by
reading. When we are in a depressed and dejected mood, books console
and soothe our troubled minds. They provide us with the best advice and
guidance in our difficulties. Indeed, books are out best friends as
they help us in our need.
Books contain grains of wisdom. They give us sound
moral advice. That is why all great men of our country have liked to
read the Gita and the Ramayan. The example of Rama and Sita is cited,
whenever we want to emphasize noble deeds and their results. We call a
bad man by the name of Ravan. It is through the reading of books that
we learn to love virtue and hate sin. The reading of good books
develops and elevates our character.
Now-a-days the world is changing fast. A man cannot
remain in roach with the changes in his own country, or in the world,
without reading the latest literature. One who wants to be respected in
cultured society must keep himself well-informed. Good magazines,
newspapers and other books provide us with valuable upto-date
information. It gives us great pleasure to feel that our knowledge is
upto-date. We get great satisfaction when we feel ourselves to be
well-informed and capable of moving in any educated society. Reading of
good books is the key to the store-house of pleasure.
It was the English author Bacon who said that reading
makes a full man. No one can question the truth of this saying. But we
cannot derive full advantage from reading, if our choice is not good.
Some books are such that instead of doing any good, they do positive
harm to the readers. Such books must be avoided. Cheap books, not in
cost but in contents, should not be read, even if they provide some
amusement and entertainment. It is the reading of good books alone
which bestows upon us the maximum benefit.
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