Chapter 3 joy of reading

The ancients said: "If you don't read for three days, you will feel that your words are tasteless and your appearance will be disgusting." At first glance, this seems to be a serious statement.However, when I think about it carefully, it makes sense. If a person who likes to read has not been close to a book for a long time, it must be because he is busy, or because his mind is scattered on other trivial and miscellaneous things, so that he has no time or mood to read.And these trivial life items keep people busy, which is the biggest reason for a person's superficial and vulgar thoughts.When the thoughts are superficial and vulgar, the words will naturally be tasteless, and the appearance will also be a pity.

Although we cannot live apart from reality, taking a small part of time to read books every day can keep us clear-headed and flexible in thinking. In an ancient poem, there is a saying, "Ask the canal to be clear, so that there is flowing water from the source".Our thoughts need a source of living water, and a large part of this source of living water comes from reading.Reading some useful books every day can nourish the spirit, and our speech and behavior will not be "tasteless" and "odious". It is a very unfortunate thing for a person to say that he is too busy to study.But most of us are very busy, as if we are exhausted after finishing the necessary work in a day.However, we can still admit that no matter how busy a person is, he can always find ten or twenty minutes of time in a day.The problem is that when we are free, we may not have the right books to read at hand, and when we think of the trouble of going through the bookcase, we don't bother to move.

Therefore, in order to allow us to read books in the short free time at any time, we might as well always put one or two books we plan to read in the most accessible place.For example, if you are a civil servant who works eight hours a day, after get off work, after dinner, you will always have some time to sit on the sofa or rattan chair to rest.At this time, if your book is placed under the coffee table next to it, you don’t have to get up, and you can reach it with your hand, you will naturally be willing to smoke and drink tea while reading. Or if you are a housewife, then you can put the books you want to read but don't have time to read beside your pillow.Most of the time that belongs to housewives is when they finish their lunch, clean up, and lie down for a nap.You can read a book while resting.Although you may only be able to read one or two pages, after a long time, your reading performance will be very impressive.

For those engaged in physical labor, reading is a kind of rest.For those who use their brains to deal with business, reading is a relief.When we are bored, reading can certainly relieve boredom; when we are sad, reading can also make us forget our worries. Reading beneficial books can elevate us from the trivial and messy reality to a more detached state, and we can review our busy obsession with the eyes of a bystander, and all the anxieties, worries, anger, sorrows that lead to major events in daily life, and everything that brings you The turmoil and disputes involved in it are no longer worthy of your seriousness at this time!

Books are the nourishment of human spirit.Without it, life must be flawed. Dr. Lin Yutang urges people to find a "literary lover" in his book.He said: "There are so-called similar temperaments in the world. Therefore, one must find out the ones who are similar to oneself from the writers of ancient and modern times." If you can always have the opportunity to borrow books from a writer close to your spiritual field Ben chats heart-to-heart, what he says is what you want to say, his emotions are your emotions; and he gives you some enlightenment to let you know the world beyond your own narrow world; at this time, you can get It's as happy as making a bosom friend.

If you are fortunate enough not to be a "busy person", then, on a lonely rainy day, in a long afternoon, on a Sunday holiday when you can't arrange it, you will find a book that you understand best and read it. to the joy of an old friend". Some people in the world like to save money, some like to collect antiques, some like to collect rare postage stamps, and some like to store the famous sayings in books in their minds.I think this last storage is the most economical and safest storage.Because it is not afraid of theft and loss, and it is easy to carry and easy to use.

Especially "poetry and calligraphy in the belly", it can make people elegant and majestic, far better than the luxury of clothing or the accumulation of gold and jade in the house, and it can make you enjoy tranquility, peace of mind and peace of mind. It is by no means comparable to those who work hard all year round for profit and are afraid of losing their deposits.