Question

The companionship of books is the best companionship and like all friendships which are sincere and true, grows sweeter with the passage of time. It contributes to the happiness of man and removes the sorrows that fall to the lot of all human beings. We can always turn to books for solace and comfort when overburdened with the cares and worries of the world, when life appears to be dull and dreary, when the death of a beloved person makes one lose the relish of life or when illness or poverty brings disappointment and dejection. Buried in the mines of knowledge and information, we seem to be transported beyond the petty cares and anxieties of life, forget for the time being at least, the pain and troubles to which all flesh is subject and find ourselves in heavenly bliss, as it were.

Answer these questions:-

1. What are the blessing and the advantages which books give to man?

2. What is the best companionship according to the author? How does it contribute to the happiness of man?

3. What is meant by the phrase lose the relish of life"? when does it happen according to the writer?

4. What are the mines of knowledge and information? what does the writer advice us to do with these mines?​

Answer 1

Answer:

It contributes to the happiness of man and removes the sorrows that fall to the lot of all human beings. We can always turn to books for solace and comfort when overburdened with the cares and worries of the world, when life appears to be dull and dreary, when the death of a beloved person makes one lose the relish of life or when illness or poverty brings disappointment and dejection. Buried in the mines of knowledge and information, we seem to be transported beyond the petty cares and anxieties of life, forget for the time being at least, the pain and troubles to which all flesh is subject and find ourselves in heavenly bliss, as it were.