Its something all teachers, and even parents complain about. Its the dying habit of reading.
Now, I've been reading since, well, since I learnt to read. Sometimes I think I was lucky. I found all the good books. I can't imagine my childhood without that pile of Tintin comics.
This may seem a rather exaggerated description to some people, but a book is my own personal universe. It takes me to another world, helps me forget about my problems. It shows me people with problems far worse than mine. If I had not read Harry Potter, I might never have appreciated that nobody wants to kill me. If I had not read Lord of the Rings, I would probably never have understood how horribly, horribly addictive and dangerous power can be.
About two decades ago, reading was the only source of entertainment for most people. So they read. Now, we have televisions and computers and play stations which are great fun. Computer games teach us too. Perhaps they don't teach the values that society wants children to learn, but they do have a message for us all the same. (And now, since I believe I have successfully established that I am not some orthodox hater of change, I shall get back to my original topic).
But just because we have other sources of entertainment doesn't mean we can shut out books. Reading is...beautiful. Nothing matches a good book. Books such as Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Narnia...they were my childhood. Harry Potter taught me more about friendship and bravery than anything else. Don't ever give up on reading, because every book has something new in store.
And if you don't enjoy reading, you simply haven't found the right book yet.
Now, I've been reading since, well, since I learnt to read. Sometimes I think I was lucky. I found all the good books. I can't imagine my childhood without that pile of Tintin comics.
This may seem a rather exaggerated description to some people, but a book is my own personal universe. It takes me to another world, helps me forget about my problems. It shows me people with problems far worse than mine. If I had not read Harry Potter, I might never have appreciated that nobody wants to kill me. If I had not read Lord of the Rings, I would probably never have understood how horribly, horribly addictive and dangerous power can be.
About two decades ago, reading was the only source of entertainment for most people. So they read. Now, we have televisions and computers and play stations which are great fun. Computer games teach us too. Perhaps they don't teach the values that society wants children to learn, but they do have a message for us all the same. (And now, since I believe I have successfully established that I am not some orthodox hater of change, I shall get back to my original topic).
But just because we have other sources of entertainment doesn't mean we can shut out books. Reading is...beautiful. Nothing matches a good book. Books such as Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Narnia...they were my childhood. Harry Potter taught me more about friendship and bravery than anything else. Don't ever give up on reading, because every book has something new in store.
And if you don't enjoy reading, you simply haven't found the right book yet.
