Curling up with a book and a cup of hot coffee on a cold winter night may not sound like fun to some people out there, but those of us who are addicted to reading know just how wonderful it feels to lose yourself into a whole new world. I was exposed to books at a very young age, when my father would clutter this cupboards and every available space with books ranging in subject anywhere from gardening to history to science to law and dozens of encyclopaedias. It was therefore only natural that I grew up loving the printed matter and as a child I read just about anything from comics and newspapers to books to magazines.
Reading offers both pleasure and information and benefits will always come to those who read, whether they are consciously aware of it or not. Reading always works its magic, regardless of who you are and what is it that you are reading.
The most wonderful thing that reading offers is a peep into another world. when you pick up a book and lose yourself into it, its like you have transcended your present situation. This temporary escape from our routine life is of great significance when it comes to your mental health. We all have day-to-days tasks to take care of, and many a times we go to bed all tense and frustrated and sometimes just downright bored with life. This is when reading comes to our rescue and we should welcome it with open arms if we truly want to be happy and alive.
Reading is a great imagination booster and it helps develop a sense of creativity in you. It was after reading Jonathan Livingstone Seagull that I was inspired to paint seagulls, amazing birds that I have always watched with glee when I go to the coast. Reading is also educational - many a time I’ve come across a word I’ve never heard which ensued in looking it up in the dictionary or on Google - I’ve learnt some amazing stuff!
Reading offers us a chance to see the world from someone else's eyes, thus broadening our horizons and opening our minds to new possibilities. Don't ever forget the words of Sir Richard Steele, who said, "Reading is to mind what exercise is to the body".
