Pakistan has not been seen in the list of most reading countries and that is great trouble and barrier in the path of development and real enlightenment
Reading has been considered as decorative skill or receptive skill, as reading on daily basis nourishes the reader by physical and sometimes it works as ointment for spiritual development. When reading a story we are making ourselves independent. Simultaneously we get pleasure from readings of different genre. These are books which saved our culture, traditions, religion and diversity what we know today that is all about of books and reading. What knowledge today we keep in our minds about past and earliest phase of the world and earliest peoples, is only due to good books.
Books have connected us with this fastest and growing world. Even we can read mindset of others while we read same books. Reading is a like feeding ourselves with most healthy and important information. Even progress of a country is determined by its reader. How many readers live in specific country, here is list of some major book readers’ countries (the country in which book reading is at massive level).
Countries that have weekly book reading hours – per person.
India 10.7; Thailand 9.4; China 8; Philippines 7.6; Egypt 7.5; Czech Republic 7.4; Sweden 7.1; France 6.9; Hungary 6.8; Saudi Arabia 6.8; Hong Kong 6.7; Poland 6.5; Venezuela 6.4; South Africa 6.3 and Australia 6.3.
The ratio of book reading hours per person shows that India is on the top of the list and that is the secret behind its fastest development. Pakistan has been not seen in the list of most reading countries and that is great trouble and barrier in the path of development and real enlightenment. Here is the most valuable benefits or advantages of reading and, how reading molds a person into the most satisfactory style of life.
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Books improve imagination
Imagination is directly linked to reading. When you read more the more ideas you will have, the more things you read the chain of ideas spontaneously come in your mind. When we go through novels and short stories of past writers our imagination becomes double and more authentic because we observe different writers and their notions take places in our minds and that trigger more ideas, imaginations, perceptions and feelings and that process of imagination becomes everlasting. An avid readers’ mind is like library where millions of different ideas exist and the imagination power of that person is higher than other people.
Books develop critical thinking
Critical thinking is a lens of judging, but this judgment is total output of reading beyond boundaries and limitations. Reading secret books supply a landscape in which children or Youngers can develop critical thinking skills by delighting the fable stories and then discussing and analyzing it with others.
Books can develop critical thinking by conveying complex ideas, diverse perspectives and thought provoking material. Books encourage to reader to analyze, evaluate and form their own opinions, reading a lot and engaging with different genres can boost up one’s understanding, sharpen analytical skills.
Books improve creativity
Books can improve creativity in multiple ways. Reading shows you path to new ideas, perspectives and worlds, sparking your imagination and encouraging you to think outside the box. When we read any novel or short story of a creative writer our creativity accelerate at that time. Books are the only source of creativity and being rational. These are the books which expose us various contents, material and things. One thing keep in mind that critical thinking can be persuade by only critical reading, without critical reading there is no creative skills or creative thinking.
Books motivate us
Fiction and nonfiction books develop our consciousness, they give us new ways to think and create new ideas. They boost our universe beyond time and place and urge us to create own original thoughts. When kids or younger read books of novel or stories or any fable, they try to put themselves at the place of hero and enjoy different adventurous travels. Once they start any epic story they never quit it without finishing it at the same time they have been motivating by books. Fiction and nonfiction are the great sources of motivation and inspiration.
Books reduce stress
“Reading can even relax your body by lowering your heart rate and easing the tension in your muscles. A 2009 study at the University of Sussex found that reading can reduce stress up to 68%.”
Books are the pills of tension, depression, tiredness and anxiety; whenever we read any book at the moment of reading we forget all our troubles and whole day tiresome for long time. When we involve ourselves into a story we become the part of that story for enough time, automatically our mind pushes or repels pre-existing thoughts and replaces them with new existing thoughts by this way our stress go down and our whole body feel easy.
Books improve your brain
It can soothe our brain and memory function and keep your brain operating more effectively as you age. Reading also enhances connectivity in the brain, reduces stress, promotes relaxation, improves sleep and has the potential to decrease the likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s. Regular reading improves brain speed, power and memory function by giving your brain a workout.
Ashfaque Ali Zardari
Student of English Literature and Linguistics
Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University Nawabshah Sindh
