Question

speech writing on pleasures of reading in about 200 words

Answer 1

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 is procreative

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 journals arestorehouses 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 of novelsis a pleasant pastime and

nothing is more entertaining thanto spend some time reading

a novel in the afternoon or in atrain. The reader forgets his

own personality and existence forsome 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 an insight

into the spiritual values of life. Hecan thus make his life

noble and sublime. His outlook is 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 be swallowed 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. Nobody can 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 evil influence