Books
Life is not easy to live on without
friends. When it comes to books, they can be our best friends forever. A good
book enriches our mind with good thoughts and knowledge just like a good
friend. We do not feel lonely in the company of books. Books written by good
and experienced authors help us to become good persons and also teach us how to
serve the society in the best possible way. When we are alone, we can always
pick up a book and start reading it, to feel relaxed.
Books can be good or bad, but it is
our responsibility to choose them wisely. Friendship with good books makes good
persons, whereas friendship with bad books makes bad persons.
Books give us enormous amount of
knowledge. We go to school and learn a lot of new things. But to understand the
concepts completely in various subjects, we need to refer books.
We can refer books at any time and
clear our doubts or remind ourselves of some points that we have forgotten or
learn a point which we have not looked into so far.
Some books may be costly. But good
books are worth more than the money.
When we are travelling and the
duration of the journey is long, it is good to read books. Similarly, when we
are at home and have nothing to attend to, it is better to read books.
Often people with disturbed mind, try
to read sacred epics and holy texts, to keep their mind completely occupied and
to regain peace of mind.
Books written by well-known authors
generate noble thoughts in us. They give us analytical skills. They help in conceptualization
of ideas and in solving problems.
It is important to be practical in
applying the knowledge gained from books and not just remain as readers. Good use
of books means meaning the appropriate knowledge, let it be technical or
language skills or general knowledge or fun-related matters.
It is also very important to note down
important points, thoughts or doubts when we read a book.
We should use books carefully without
damaging them. We should keep them safe from wet environment and away from dust
and insects.
One good advantage of books is that we
can select what we want, read whatever we require, and whenever we wish.
In the modern world, books are also
changing their appearances from hard copy in paperbacks to e-books on the
internet. Whether we are comfortable reading a hard copy or a soft copy on the
computer, depends on personal choice.
