There Is Value In Reading

Books contain a wealth of knowledge, statistics, facts, history, fantasy, and much more; ideas that are abstract and ideas that are concrete. There is value in reading for personal growth, business knowledge and growth, and for relaxation. If we are striving to get ahead in our business or our jobs we can find what we need to know in books. If we want to build or repair a thing – cabinets, plumbing, a toy for a grandchild, stitchery for the walls – can find the instructions in a book. There are books on how to improve our personalities, our lives, our social position.

Within books of biography, history, or fiction we can find a kindred spirit and learn and grow from it. A properly researched and written novel can bring history to life in a way the history books cannot; unless you had my college history teacher who could really bring history to life. Sitting in her class was not dull.

Reading encourages our minds to think and reflect on what we’ve read, to sort through it and see if it’s true. It teaches us to think logically and connect the pieces. It increases our attention span, it slows us down in this hectic paced world, and it calms our spirits. We reflect on what we’ve read.

A couple of quotes:
“Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.” – Sir Richard Steele
“If you want to prepare yourself for great achievement and have more to contribute, try reading more books. Pick up some of the great classics and search for well-researched material that can help you grow.” – Larry Greider
“Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.” – Isaac Asimov

Reading books continues our education long after we’ve finished school yet 58% of the US adult population never reads another book after high school. Even more shocking is that 42% of college graduates never read another book (Dan Poynter, 2008, http://parapublishing.com/sites/para/resources/statistics.cfm). We should never let our education stop. We must never stop reading.

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