“Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.”
Harry S. Truman (President of America)
If I ask you what’s common between Swami Vivekananda,
Abraham Lincoln, Amir Khan, and Bill Gates. You can respond it anyway, but
these leaders’ from the different field have one thing in common that they were
avid readers. We have a long list of such leaders who are readers.
To begin with, Swami Vivekananda, an ascetic highly admired
by youth, devoted a big time in reading. He continued reading books even during
his Chicago visit. He would go to the library to borrow books everyday without
fail. The librarian was amazed by the astonishing memory and speedy reading of
Swami Vivekananda.Abraham
Lincoln had received very scanty formal education and acquired a
lot of learning through free reading. It is said that he spends the whole day
in the library and when the library got closed he would sleep outside to
continue his study the next day, such was his passion for reading. The enormous
knowledge he had gathered from reading deepened his social awareness and
crafted an exceptional leader within him; no surprise, later he became
President of America. Reading has lot of benefits that I will discuss
afterwards, but let’s see what our Prime Minister Narendra Modi thinks about
reading. Not very long ago, at the Jnanpeeth Award ceremony, PM stressed the
need to inculcate the habit of reading among children, he said, “Books are a treasure trove which keep
spreading knowledge for generations to come.”
Another book lover is from the film industry. Yes, non-other
than Amir Khan a veteran film actor, is a voracious reader. Let’s see the
problem of the actor, director, and film maker. "My problem” he said in an interview, “is that I don’t watch many films because I think I enjoy reading a
lot more.” Amir Khan, popularly
known as perfectionist further said, “It’s
a childhood habit with me. Reading is my big passion and my number one hobby.
So when I come home, I pick up a book.” Bill gates one of the richest person is well
known for his reading habit. He reads around 50 books per year. The list
includes Mark Zuckerberg, Satya Nadella, Warren Buffet, Amitabh Bacchan etc.
The list doesn’t end here off course, ask how many book do we read in a year?
Explore the Magic
What does a book do to its reader? A great book casts a
powerful spell and kindles magic within the readers; enriches perception and
works on attitude; acquaint with wonderful people and places and the most
important raise the imagination, a fertile soil for all inventions and
discoveries human civilization ever known. I can’t help laughing at some people
who in the whim of searching excuses for covering their lethargy and claim I am
a practical man I don’t read book. They forget that great scriptures are also
book like the Bhagawat Geeta, the Bible, the Quran, and the Guru Granth Sahib,
are also books, which have been enlightening humans for hundreds and thousands
of years. Here I would like to enumerate some great books which have influenced
life of many and brought about a turn around in their lives.
- You Can win
by Shiv Khera
- The Alchemist
by Paulo Coelho
- The monk who
sold his Ferrari by Robin S Sharma
- The Magic of
thinking big by David Schwartz
- One Minute Manager by Ken
Blanchard and Spencer Johnson
- The Secret by
Rhonda Byrne
- Awakening the
Giant Within by Anthony Robins
- The Seven
Laws of Success by Dr Deepak Chopra
- Jonathan Livingstone Seagull By Richard Bach
Reading
and Youth
Though
many people believe reading habit is on the decline in youth. Smartphones or
other electronic gadgets are what youngsters are always busy with. Gaming,
movie watching, taking selfies, chatting or messaging on social networking
sites are outsmarting reading habit. But in my opinion that is not so. We have
these days a new breed of writers who are ready to experiment with their
subject matter and easy writing they have created a niche in the heart of
youth. Chetan Bhahgat, Sachin Garg, Amish Tripathi, Ravinder Singh, Preety
Shinoy they all have a wide popularity in youth. Many of them enjoy a celebrity
status not only in India but the world over. Ravinder Singh recently appeared
in Forbes 100 list of celebrity and Chetan Bhagat, and Amish Tripathi were
enlisted in the magazine earlier. Publishers say the new-age writers have a
huge following, not just in metro cities, but also in smaller towns.
(ndtv.com).
Bestselling
authors and bright smiling publishers good enough to hint that not all yet
there is an awareness in youth largely due to the gaining importance of English
language in every move and every climb of career. They understand they should
use smartphones, smartphone should not use them.
Benefit of Reading
The leadership benefits of reading are
widespread. Evidence suggests reading can improve intelligence and lead to
innovation and insight. Some studies have shown, for example, that reading makes you smarter through “a
larger vocabulary and more world knowledge in addition to the abstract
reasoning skills.”
Reading helps a person tremendously,whether
reading Wikipedia, Rediff news, or Shakespeare, It is one of the quickest ways
to attain and absorb new information. Many business people claim that it
reading which enlarged their world view and influenced their understanding. Following are the
ways the reading develops a person:
Reading Enriches Our Perspective
Reading Challenges and Can Change Us
Reading a gift for Loners
Reading develops sensitivity and social responsibility
Reading Motivates and Elevates
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