Why maintain the habit of reading

This passage resonates deeply

If a person does not read

Then their values are determined by the people around them

Because they have no other input

They can only imitate those around them

Or gradually be changed by their environment

They follow whatever is popular around them

And can never find themselves

Reading is a way to enrich one's soul

The books that have been read

Even if the content is forgotten

Still exist in one's speech

In their temperament, in the vastness of their heart and the breadth of their spirit

Books are a ladder to ascend

A healing remedy

A recipe for enlightening wisdom

A place to awaken the mind