ESSAY 11. (UNIT 13)

THE IMPORTANCE OF READING

         To start with, reading has been a component of the social existence of man from his first steps in the broad fields of knowledge.  Moreover, after important advances in the anatomical and social structure of man, a point was reached in which it was necessary to adopt a mechanism that would record the events and data that for primitive man were important, writing was born at that time and by simple logic the reading of what was written. It is known that, although the first strokes of man were numbers, the letters or rather "representational graphics" did not take long to appear, whether in stones, clay tablets or papyrus, the man began to write and read for information and in some crude way "take control of their lives." As with everything, the writing along with reading, evolved from the role of carrying simple records to entertain the masses, and from that brilliant moment we, the humans beings have not stopped reading to inform ourselves, entertain us, and discipline us, etc.

      The aims of reading today lie in its wonderful ability to acquire the knowledge that we select in order to feed our minds. The fact that our mind is a wonderful place, it works in the same way as a computer that can be supplied with an infinity of informative data of all kinds. Moreover, reading, in a certain way, is like a USB tool with which we transmit in a better way all those files that we want to save in the memory of our PC. What is more, it is enough to look at the learning programs of an L2 in which one of the basic activities for teaching / learning is the "reading" that serves the practice of new cognitive abilities. So, it is quite necessary to focus on what the scarcity of not reading means, as well as the results one can get once it is decided to set aside time to do it on a regular basis.

      Some of the advantages of not reading or at least not making it a habit are: lack of information: a person who does not read a lot is usually behind in terms of current issues. Lack of capacity at professional level: the number of people who get involved in this habit has been decreasing all over the year, and has a result a weak unfolding as people. There are many professions, including teaching, which requires that the person has the habit of reading, otherwise we will be in front of "mediocre" professionals. I support the view that in order to become professionals who are aware of our reality, constant reading is necessary.

      Furthermore,  among the meaningful outcomes that it brings us to read we can mention the following: It develops our minds and gives them greater agility: Reading is like an exercise for the brain, which is the most important muscle, therefore, it is advisable to train it. Also, it provides knowledge and general culture: through reading we cultivate our thinking and disseminate ignorance. In my case, while being at University, I have been studying several kinds of readings that have aimed at helping me out in order to have a deep understandings of problems arising from society.

     In conclusion, it can be highlighted that reading is a vital part of the development of humanity and it should be treated as an "investment habit" in which man deposits a fund of invaluable knowledge. As an English learner, I have been experiencing the benefits of reading as it has helped me improve my vocabulary. As we have seen above, the need to read is enormous so as to turn over a new leaves later in our lives. The number of advantages of reading far outweigh any disadvantage.  Let's keep this precious habit, it's good, beautiful, and useful.