Reading

I have enjoyed reading ever since I could do it. It has long been a favorite pastime of mine. I used to gather a large pile of picture books every night to read before I went to asleep. You could say that I enjoy reading thoroughly.

Some of my favorite books to read when I was young included The Big Bad Pig and the Three Little Wolves, The Big, Hungry Bear, and the Shiloh trilogy. I probably enjoyed reading so much because I had been read to from a very young age. When my brother and I shared a room, he would often read me Goosebumps books before we went to sleep.

Reading can be both very beneficial, and very fun. However, television has almost replaced reading in the lives of many people. Instead of reading a good book on a rainy day, people will now most likely turn on the TV. While, TV is not bad, it does not stimulate the brain the way reading does. I find that reading can be much more exciting than television, if you will give it a chance.

Many people believe that they just don’t like to read. I think that if they sat down, and put in the time to read a good book, they would find it very enjoyable. Many people are too lazy to read. While reading takes a substantial amount of effort, television takes none at all. Because most people are lazy, they will opt for the television. This is a shame, because many people could learn many valuable lessons from reading good books.