Read a Book

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.”?Book,?when you hear this word what comes to your mind? The cover its design and the title talk a lot about the book even before reading it. It is said?do not?judge a book by its cover. Reading is essential part in everyone’s life. But what happens on one life if reading becomes a habit. A habit?that?can make you or break you.?It helps people to build their life on their own.?

“A writer only begins a book. A reader finishes it.”?We all know these statements are true and?have?value. Reading…… a book…. A pop-up show up are we in the olden days the world has changed with lot of technology every day starts up the alarm on phone, pop-up messages from the social media, a day is?overloaded?already with vast information from google, videos, news channel with latest updates. Who has time for reading??That?to every day. How it is possible in today’s world? No one even hold a newspaper on hand,?all the information?is?available?at the fingertips.?

We spend our?time?for share, likes, scrolling new things every minute.?How can we read in this busy world? This is the pop-up running in our minds when we hear?– “read a book.”?Reading a book is not just holding or viewing the?bookshelf. It is an experience. Reading?between the lines creates?the imagination world of our own. The story inside the books?takes?us to and far with each description of the character we get inspired and create the characters and places on our mind. We travel through the?story,?it may be?fantasy, horror, humor,?comic,?adventure,?or love.??

Diverse kinds?of journals, expressions and emotions can be felt within us while reading the book. Books speak with us. “There?is no?friend as loyal as a book.”??My best friend and my companion are books. They helped through the tough times. When some advice me it is hard to accept it feels like criticism at times but when I learned through books what to do? What are my mistakes and how to correct them? I felt happy and took steps to correct my mistakes and moved forward in life. Whenever I have confusion in life and?feel?like I am at?a?crossroad I?do not?know what to do. I jump into books each time I have question on life the books gave me the answers and showed me the right path.?

We all have experienced in our?lifetime?having the books as pillow to?sleep.?The truth?is?always hard to accept facing a book is sometimes tough,?sleepy,?it is easy to see the?Facebook.?The fact that on an average at least 10 minutes of reading?every day?before going to bed?can?create a good habit inside a person. If we are not able to read every day at least on weekends reading can be made possible. Do you know who reads a lot? It is said that Indians spend more time on reading than anyone else in the world? Indians rank top in the world’s list for reading.?

“Reading gives us someplace to go when we have to stay where we are.” We all are frustrated being at home during?this pandemic situation.?Let us?at least travel with the help of books. Start your journey and create your own world.?Do not?feel our ancestors?did not?face any problem in reading. They?faced?the challenge of palm leaf reading, stone reading, not able to read without lights and even?shortage of books printed. We are overloaded while they were struggling to get even the basics. Problems always exist only the form of the problem changes.?Let us?start?reading,?grab your favorite book with?a?cup of coffee and start to read. Happy reading!!!??