Reading books as a hobby, does it still exist?
Reading books as a hobby, does it still exist?
I see the empty book shops. Libraries have become a place where people can sleep peacefully.
When I talk about books with friends they are clueless.Some say they don't have time to do. Some say it is for people who are jobless.
I'm just wondering whether this habit of reading has just gone with the wind.
- Edliraposted 13 years ago
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"A man who can read but DOESN'T...
is no better off than the man who
wants to but CANT. " .......Mark Twain said that.
Young people who "can read but don't"... should think that over. Reading helps a persons life in many ways. Watching TV or videogames is mostly non-productive.
I have MANY books on various subjects. I read lots of books. My favorite books are OLD ones about 100 years old. I look at books this way: A man lived his life and learned some skills or knowledge. He spent YEARS learning it and then wrote a book about it. If i try to learn ON MY OWN... it might take me years and years of work -- just like he had to do. But if I read his book... Then I can learn those things in only a couple HOURS! Why would anyone want to learn everything the HARD WAY when reading is the EASY WAY?
Here is a good example you should show your non-reading friends. Right after the American civil war, the southern states were very impoverished. They had lost a WAR... and the cotton crops were failing because of the cotton-weevil. And the slaves were poorest of all, having been freed from slavery. Now the black men had to earn their own way in the world. There was ONE BLACK MAN who single-handedly brought the south out of poverty! His name was George Washington Carver. This man was a HERO that everyone should read about to know what he did and how he lived his life. I encourage you to read up on this person. Maybe it will encourage your friends to re-consider reading.I read a lot, I love it and think it's very relaxing
I've read 32 books on my Kindle in the last month.
I read four paperback books.
And listened to one audio book. I also have a regular job and a side business. Plus, I write.
I just read really, really fast.
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