ASL on pleasure of readings
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Food is necessary for our body. Similarly, we also need
food for our mind. The best food for the mind is the reading
of books. It has a joy of its own, which perhaps nothing else
can give the pleasure one derives from reading isprocreative
as well as ennobling. Readinggives us peculiar joy and we
forget the cares and worries oflife.
Reading is of different kinds. First, there is light reading,
which means the reading of newspapers, periodicals, journals
etc. newspapers and journalsare storehouses of information
about current events;. Through them we come to kn9w about
all that is happening in every part of the world. The modern
age is such that we can ill affordto miss at least this type
of light reading. We will be like afrog in a well without
newspapers. Therefore, suchreading as is both delightful
and informative, cannot be ignored.
Now we come to the books ontravel and adventure.
Man wants to escape from the dull realities of everyday life.
The spirit of adventure is in thevery blood of man. Books
of travel and adventure infuse into us the same spirit of
adventure and fearlessness as.was displayed by the travelers
themselves. The reading ofnovels is a pleasant pastime and
nothing is more entertaining than to spend some time reading
a novel in the afternoon or in atrain. The reader forgets his
own personality and existence for some time and totally
identifies with the characters o(the book. This identification,
through unconscious, is a sourceof endless pleasure to him.
Then there are books for seriousreading. They include .
works of literature, history,culture, philosophy and many be
called books for all times andages. Such books are indented

for the sober and thoughtful minds. A student of literature
comes in contact with the master minds of all ages and finds
a good deal of food for his thought. They give him aninsight
into the spiritual values of life.He can thus make his life
noble and sublime. His outlookis widened and the field of
human sympathy broadened.
Now we come to the most important question, viz. how
to read books? Beacon has said, "some books are to be
tasted, others are to beswallowed and some few to be
chewed and digested." To treat a book as a text book has
the sense of compulsion. Thiscompulsion many be useful.
but it kills all interest. Nobodycan appreciate such a
temporary love of books. A reallover of books enjoys their
company all the time.
We should be very careful in the choice of books. If bad
books come into the hands of theyoung, their minds are
infected with their evilinfluence. Many promisingyouths have
been ruined because of the taste for bad books
food for our mind. The best food for the mind is the reading
of books. It has a joy of its own, which perhaps nothing else
can give the pleasure one derives from reading isprocreative
as well as ennobling. Readinggives us peculiar joy and we
forget the cares and worries oflife.
Reading is of different kinds. First, there is light reading,
which means the reading of newspapers, periodicals, journals
etc. newspapers and journalsare storehouses of information
about current events;. Through them we come to kn9w about
all that is happening in every part of the world. The modern
age is such that we can ill affordto miss at least this type
of light reading. We will be like afrog in a well without
newspapers. Therefore, suchreading as is both delightful
and informative, cannot be ignored.
Now we come to the books ontravel and adventure.
Man wants to escape from the dull realities of everyday life.
The spirit of adventure is in thevery blood of man. Books
of travel and adventure infuse into us the same spirit of
adventure and fearlessness as.was displayed by the travelers
themselves. The reading ofnovels is a pleasant pastime and
nothing is more entertaining than to spend some time reading
a novel in the afternoon or in atrain. The reader forgets his
own personality and existence for some time and totally
identifies with the characters o(the book. This identification,
through unconscious, is a sourceof endless pleasure to him.
Then there are books for seriousreading. They include .
works of literature, history,culture, philosophy and many be
called books for all times andages. Such books are indented

for the sober and thoughtful minds. A student of literature
comes in contact with the master minds of all ages and finds
a good deal of food for his thought. They give him aninsight
into the spiritual values of life.He can thus make his life
noble and sublime. His outlookis widened and the field of
human sympathy broadened.
Now we come to the most important question, viz. how
to read books? Beacon has said, "some books are to be
tasted, others are to beswallowed and some few to be
chewed and digested." To treat a book as a text book has
the sense of compulsion. Thiscompulsion many be useful.
but it kills all interest. Nobodycan appreciate such a
temporary love of books. A reallover of books enjoys their
company all the time.
We should be very careful in the choice of books. If bad
books come into the hands of theyoung, their minds are
infected with their evilinfluence. Many promisingyouths have
been ruined because of the taste for bad books
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