reading is a very rewarding leisure.................in theri everyday existence make notes on it
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eading is a very rewarding leisure time activity. It is to the mind what food is to the body. It is a blessing for modern educated man who feels crushed under the pressure of daily life. Books provide an excellent means of diversion from day-to-day tensions. There are books to suit every taste and temperament. The quantity and quality of reading material is so enormous that anybody who is fond of reading is likely to find something that interests him or her. (ii) Great books are a constant source of strength and inspiration. The Bible, The Geeta, The Ramayana, The Koran etc. are books which provide comfort and solace to a disturbed person. These are books which have enriched human soul. Anybody who spends a few minutes every day to read any of these books will confess that he has derived a lot of peace and joy from them. Such books are perennial and contain the wisdom of wise men down the ages. (iii)A good book opens a whole new world for the reader. Normally novels are not based on actual events or real persons. They are the creation of a writer who unconsciously draws from his experience of life. A great novel can be produced only by a master-mind that is capable of shrewd and sympathetic observation of the world, of man and the working of his mind. English literature and Indian literature in Hindi and other regional languages are full of immortal novels. Prem Chand’s Godan, Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina, Kipling’s Kim and Dickens’s David Copperfield have stood the test of time and still provide as much pleasure to the readers today as they did when they were written. (iv) Every educated man in these days is hungry for news of the latest development in the political sphere. Newspapers fulfill that need. They are an essential item with morning tea. People who are accustomed to reading newspapers feel out of sorts if they do not get it. Then there is a vast variety of magazines which cover almost every sphere of man’s interest and activity. This tremendous variety in reading material makes it possible for men and women of all tastes and temperaments to draw pleasure from it. (v) Indeed the pleasure of reading should not be missed by any literary person. Everyone should be encouraged to cultivate the habit and discover the treasured wealth hidden in the books for him. Reading enriches, enlightens and educates the mind. It even helps the serious minded people in evolving an attitude, a philosophy of life which guides them in their everyday existence. A-On the basis of your reading of the above passage, make notes on it, using abbreviations wherever necessary. Suggest a suitable title to the passage.