The Importance Of Reading Books

By Cynthia Wallace


Everybody knows that is good to read but it may be quite unclear how beneficial it is to do so. Reading comes with lots of benefits such as being more creative and focused in life. A detailed study of this is likely to increase one's appetite for the books.

You may have wondered why some students cannot sit down for hours with their books even though their mates in the same class can conveniently do so. The reason for this could be that the parents of those who are able to read longer hours must have compelled them to do so when they were much younger. Hence, instead of allowing them watch the TV all day, buy them a story book and encourage them to read until they develop the appetite for mathematics and other school subjects.

Covering lots of books makes the brain sharp. This is because nothing else stimulates the brain like carrying a book to read. The brain gets involved in some kinds of work such as creating images and imagining situations that are not in the real world. This increases a person's skills for solving very complex problems.

If you teach your children to read before the age of three, they will never get tired of doing so when they grow older. Such children will not need a lot of parental guidance because from the books they read, they tend to know what is good and bad for them. You won't have to educate them on career choices before they know what they can do best. An early determination of a child's career path can increase his level of success.

To be prepared ahead of time means getting all the known facts about a situation before it comes. This is only possible with a person who reads in season and out of season. A medical doctor for example will be more equipped to handle certain kinds of operations if he has been studying them before an emergency arises.

Increasing one's appetite for books reduces one's chances of making mistakes. This is because more experiences are gathered about how people can get affected by taking certain actions. As one already knows certain precautions to take based on people's experiences, it becomes possible to live a happier and healthier life. For example, people could quit smoking if they find out that it causes cancer and respiratory disorders.

Those who read also find it easier to carry people along. They know how to be appealing in their actions and speech because they know how the people they live with behave under certain conditions. This makes them better leaders and more successful orators.

Most leisure hours are best spent when a person picks up a book to read. It is a less demanding thing to do in the sense that there is no need to involve others. Unlike sports or indoor games like chess playing, perusing a book can be done anytime and does not require the presence of others.




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