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100 REASONS why READING Best Way of Relaxation. It makes you smarter. It develops the mind. It helps young kids learn language skills. It is how we discover new things. Reading develops imagination. Reading develops the creative side of people. It helps in developing a good self image. Reading expands vocabulary. It is important to development. Reading helps to know other people's perspective. Enhances social's skills. Enriches oneself in all aspects. Reading results in fruitful usage of time. Reading takes us to a new world where we forget our sorrows and fears. It helps us get rid of anxieties. Reading helps us from boredom and monotony. Reading before going to bed helps a child feel secure and comfortable during sleep. Youngsters emulate the behaviors of their favorite story heroes. Reading helps shape a person's character. Reading helps shape a person's life. Emotions can be best understood through other people's stories. Reading can provide plenty of fun for children. Reading gives us power and understanding. Reading different varieties of books gives us solutions for our daily-life problems. It creates awareness. It encourages to be a thinker. Reading gives us various topics to be the center of attraction in gatherings. Reading at least 20 minutes a day means you read 4800 minutes in one year! Imagine how many books you would have read in 4800 minutes which is 80 hours. And 20 minutes a day is just 1.38th part of a day! Reading is the companions for life. Reading inspires you to do great things in life A fondness for reading changes the inevitable dull hours of our life into exquisite hours of delight - Charles de Montesquieu. Life transforming ideas have always come to me through books-Oliver Wendall Holmes Reading is not to contradict or confute, or to believe and take for granted, but to weigh and consider. Take the good from reading. -Source from a proverb by Francis Bacon. Reading helps increase attention span. Reading regularly keeps the brain young and healthy. It lets us explore those that we cannot physically see. Example: Space, Far-off cities and continents. Reading allows children to do role play. Reading gets one out of depression.