Books are the carrier of human knowledge, recording every progress of human beings for thousands of years. By reading different books, you can master the knowledge of various periods and aspects, which is the true meaning of reading.
A family without books, magazines and newspapers lacks motivation. Only through frequent contact with books can people become interested in learning, unconsciously increase all kinds of knowledge and keep up with the development of the times.
Hedley, president of Yale University, said: "People working in all walks of life, whether in commerce, transportation or industry, have told me that the talents they need most are young people trained by universities and colleges. They are good at choosing books and can use their knowledge flexibly. This kind of initial cultivation of the ability to make good use of books and use books flexibly is best in families, especially those with various books. "
An English teacher who used to be a lecturer in a cram school later became the publisher of a famous English magazine. He said that he bought three sets of English encyclopedias, one abbreviated version to carry with him, one at home and one at work, and he could read them at any time. He aims to improve himself anytime and anywhere, and slowly puts himself on the road to success.
Smart students have developed an important ability in their student days, that is, how to distinguish and choose books from a library full of sweat to read. This ability will have a great impact on his life, because mastering how to find the books and materials he needs in the library is equivalent to mastering how to learn.
"If a worker wants to do a good job, he must sharpen his tools first." This is like a worker being good at choosing tools. If people can get into the habit of reading 10 minutes every day, it will be completely different after 20 years. A Harvard president warned his students like this. However, reading can't be without understanding. Reading is an important way for a person to acquire new knowledge from books.
Bacon once famously said that "knowledge is power". He explained the importance of knowledge like this. "Human knowledge and human strength belong to one point. Anyone with scientific knowledge can control and transform nature. Without knowledge, it is impossible to make a difference. "
A person's ability is limited, wealth is also valuable, and knowledge is infinite and priceless. Knowledge not only creates wealth, it is the greatest wealth in itself.
Philosophers tell us that what people can't do is often not because they don't have strength and money, but because they lack imagination and ideas.
Plato asserted more than two thousand years ago: "knowledge is the strongest of all abilities." Gorky thinks: "Only knowledge is power." Hugo put forward in Les Miserables: "Man should only be ruled by knowledge."
There is an old saying: "Everything is inferior, only reading is high." Today, this sentence still has its bright spot, and I firmly believe that learning knowledge is an eternal truth.
Reading breaks thousands of volumes, and writing is like a god. Setting aside a little time to study every day, seemingly little time, can bring spiritual gains to your future work and life.