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method still remains invincible. Here I would that led to any treasure, he continued to read
like to share a short story which emphasizes
the importance of reading.
Once there lived a son who was too reluctant
to gain knowledge. In contrast to his character,
his father was a great scholar in the field
of literature. He was so worried about the
future of his only unemployed son. It was
always a contentious situation, as the father
always forced him to make some efforts for
his upliftment. But all of a sudden, his father
was bedridden. After some days of struggle,
his father passed away. The abandoned son
was puzzled, as his father was the only ray
of hope. He didn’t know what he would do
for his next meal. Fortunately, there came his
father’s close friend, an advocate, who had
a piece of paper in his hand. The son asked
the advocate whether his father had any
sort of wealth left for him. The advocate was
quick enough to reply that his dad had left
nothing but a paper and handed it over to
him. The piece of paper had 3 words written
in it, “READ THE BOOK”.
The son got excited as he assumed that his
dad had left some treasure or something.
He immediately raided his dad’s bookshelf.
There were hundreds of books. He razed the
shelf and found nothing. He even thought
of selling them, but thought that he would
get little profit out of it. Thinking for a while,
he came to the conclusion that there might
be a clue inside the book, and he started to
read one. As a result of not finding any hint
the books and ended up reading the entire
stack. Finally, he realized that “BOOKS” were
his father’s property and “KNOWLEDGE”
was the profit he gained. Years later, his
knowledge navigated his career and made it
a successful one.
From being a useless person to a respected
citizen, we can strongly believe that books
have the ability to change one’s life. To be
honest, I'm not a bibliophile, but I desperately
want to be one. There is a wide variety of
books like novels, Motivation etc., It need not
always be in English, it can also be books
of local languages. The ultimate gain from
this wonderful habit is “knowledge”. For the
newbies out there, spend at least 30 minutes
per day. As quoted by Garrison Keillor,
"A book is a gift you can open again and
again”. So, presenting a book is the best
thing anyone could ever receive. A fact worth
mentioning is at our Literary Club of PTU,
books are given as a token of appreciation,
which can indulge many minds into the habit
of reading. I hope I will become a good
reader and so will you. Always remember,
“A room without books is like
a body without a soul”
-Cicero.
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