write a paragraph in about 200 words reading for pleasure is a hobby we are loosing
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Reading: The Mind Nourishing Skill
Bacon said, “Reading maketh a full man; writing an exact
man, and conference a ready man.” Reading is an essential basic skill building
activity. One’s language fluency is determined by the quality of reading. Besides,
vocabulary enrichment, ideas collection, familiarization with different types
of writing formats, speaking fluency, etc, all depend upon reading. In all
cultures and civilizations, much stress is laid on reading. Schools, colleges,
and other academic institute use reading as a major tool in imparting education
to students. However, in the modern times, this activity is being ignored. Social media, internet and networking sites such as Facebook
and Twitter have become source of major distractions for students. Young boys
and girls seem to have become inordinately addicted to these sites. They are
thoughtlessly and uselessly wasting their precious time on these sites. Wise
people say time well utilized is time well spent, but the youth of today is
only and only wasting time on chatting, messaging, uploading photographs and
modifying profiles. The smart phones and 4G connections have made the situation
worse. Accessing such sites has become so easy that young boys and girls are
using these sites almost everywhere and almost all the time. Similarly they
wait for their favourite TV programs with such intense longing! The parents, teachers and the government must look into the
problems being caused by these networking sites and must formulate a strategy
either to curb or completely stop its fast growing negative influence on the
minds of our youth. We must not allow the wonderfully beneficial activity
of reading die away. We must preserve it at any cost!