By: Wafula Sifuna Meshack
Worth Noting:
- I have witnessed this, you can find yourself in a problem, and from nowhere, an idea just comes in your mind, from a book you once read. Giving advice and mentorship programs all have come from reading books. I lack words in explaining how books bring joy in one’s heart.
- Apart from books, Newspapers have been neglected a lot by youths saying that they should be read by “wazee”. Such mentalities should be stopped. I grabbing every copy of newspaper and read it has read made me to feel knowledgeable and skilfull in everything. Something good with newspapers is that they write stories covering everything is it political, environmental, inspirations, news, entertainment etc.
The main reason that has made me to share this message in this piece of writing is to motivate youths and give them a little push to find joy in more reading than browsing on internet. Looking deep, we are moving into a generation where written materials are going to be a thing of a past. People are wasting a lot of precious time just browsing on internet instead of engaging themselves in some profitable activities like conserving environment and reading. It pain me lot seeing youths neglecting reading.
There is a deep secret many are yet to discover in reading. There are lots of benefits that come with one holding a printed page. Starting from books, they shape you to be more skilful in everything you do. There are number of books that address different issues like politics, environment, motivation etc. I can confidently say that I have travelled to USA, Canada and abroad by just reading a single volume. Novels make you to travel all over and see the world. Books also serve as a form of entertainment. You spend time widening your thinking capacity at the same time being entertained, something TVs and phones cannot do.
I have always said this, the shortest way to speak to great legends in the world like Barrack Obama, is to read his books. They make you Interact anytime you feel like. Apart from just shaping up our thinking skills, books educate us in many ways I can’t list all of them. Starting from improving our grammar, books also make us to be people of help in our society, learn and appreciate other people’s culture.
I have witnessed this, you can find yourself in a problem, and from nowhere, an idea just comes in your mind, from a book you once read. Giving advice and mentorship programs all have come from reading books. I lack words in explaining how books bring joy in one’s heart.
Apart from books, Newspapers have been neglected a lot by youths saying that they should be read by “wazee”. Such mentalities should be stopped. I grabbing every copy of newspaper and read it has read made me to feel knowledgeable and skilfull in everything. Something good with newspapers is that they write stories covering everything is it political, environmental, inspirations, news, entertainment etc. So, by just grabbing one copy, you would have benefited yourself in all those fields. Puzzles, crosswords are forms of entertainment in them. They enhance creative thinking.
Me reading from a young age, I have found myself trying myself in writing something that I have successfully managed. So, I would want to motivate youths and any other person out there, reading is something that is so important in one’s lifetime. Reading all sorts of positive printed materials boost and cultivate humanity in you.
Let’s all embrace the culture of reading than wasting time on our phones. Let’s get addicted on books.
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