Except a living man there is nothing more wonderful then a book . A message to us from the human souls we never saw, never met yet , it teaches us, arouses us, guides us like our brother. They are our best companion and best guides . Books come in all shapes and types , some are didactive others are for pleasures only . They taunt, they teach , they preach , they proclaim , they predict , they depict and above all they are beyond time and space .
Biographies of great personalities of the world tell us how they become wise and great because of the inspiration they got from reading books especially during their childhood . Every great man has books to his credit either he is a good writer or a voracious reader.
Books not only inspire us but also give us the knowledge . Through technologies have brought many changes in the way we read but it has only enhanced our ability to get connected to different sources of knowledge through reading. Reading books exposes our mind to different cultures and language of the world . Book reading enhance our vocabulary and we can communicate with each other in depths of thought. There are many types of varieties of books for example novels, magazines, newspaper . When we read the story and animate that story in our mind we become character of that story and in this way it is a healthy exercise of our mind. The way in which reading exposes our mind nothing else can do .
Allah Almighty has aslo formulated the teaching and rules of Islam in the book " Holy Quran " which is the most precious book in the world . In the Holy Quran there are many rules and regulations of Islam which Allah Almighty revealed upon Hazrat Mohammad ( S.A.W.) . The one who will follow these rules he will succeed not in the life but also in the life hereafter.
Reading a book is a healthy activity . We should read book in our leisure Time so that we get entertainment as well as knowledge and we could become a responsible and respective citizen o four motherland . A great essayist Sir Francis Bacon said , " Some books are to be tested , some other to be swallowed and some few to be chew and digested.
Reading might not be for me but I do agree on its importance. I can read like short stories, a poem or verse but a novel will takes me forever. Maybe I haven't found the right book for me. Cheers!