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Happy is the man who acquires the habit of reading when he is young. He has secured a life-long source of pleasure, and inspiration. So long as he has his beloved books, he need never feel lonely. He always had a pleasant occupation of moments never to feel bored. He is the possessor of wealth more precious than gold. Ruskin calls books, "Kings-Treasuries treasures filled, not gold and silver and precious stones, but with riches much more valuable than these - knowledge, noble thoughts and high ideals. Poor is the man who does not read, and empty is his life.
The blessings which the reading habit confers on its possessor are , provided we choose the right kind of books; reading gives the highest kind of pleasure. Some books we read simply for and amusement - for example, good novels. And novels and books of imagination must have their place in everybody's reading. When we are , or the brain is weary with serious study, it is a healthy recreation to lose ourselves in some absorbing story written a master hand.
But to read nothing but books of fiction is like eating nothing but cakes and sweetmeats. We need plain, food for the body, so we must have serious reading for the mind. And here we can choose according to our taste. There are many books on history, biography, religion, travel, and science which we ought to read and which will give us not pleasure but an education. And we can develop a taste for serious reading so that in the end it will give us solid pleasure than even novels and books of fiction. Nor should poetry be neglected, for the best poetry gives us noble thoughts beautiful imaginings clothed in lovely and musical language.
Books are the most faithful of friends. Our friends may change or die, but books are always patiently waiting to talk to us. They are never cross peevish or unwilling to converse, as our friends sometimes . No wonder a reader becomes a "book-lover".