Technology have undoubtedly strode fast at mindblowing pace and so is the equally rapid curiosity of 21st century young generation.Fingers actively playing on the gadgets and smart devices have in fact forgotten to realise the importance of reading. Books are neglected and gathering dust on the forgotten shelves due to the availability of shortcuts like google and other internet means.

Irrespective of the tremendous updates of the smart digital devices,books holds its immense place even today.It is however disappointing to realise  that reading habits are withering among  the school going children of today.

Bacon once said,”Some books are to be tasted,some devoured,and few to be chewed and digested thoroughly.”

Well,pondering over the above lines of Bacon,i feel that children of today are reluctant to even have a taste of books,chewing and digesting is far distant.

Reading a book is like travelling through pages of life as books not only transports you to the other world but enables to relate oneself with the fictional characters.

At times when human relationships doesn’t work,a bond is created with the paper characters and those fictional characters appear at times more real than the real characters of blood and heartbeats.

Reading habits have literally been vanishing and digital content is gaining predominance.

Students must inculcate in them the live for books as there could be no loyal friends as books and they are in fact the real source of pleasure.It is in fact an escape,consolement and stimulant.

It is the beautiful stillness that surrounds that lets the author’s words reverberate in your head.

Contributed by: Shameem Quader