Books

　　Books have been important to me ever since I could read, No, even before that, because my mother would always describe vividly that as a two years old how I loved to sit there clutching a picture-book and murmur things that no one could understand.

　　As I grow, books are getting more and more indispensable to me. When I was exultant, books held me back from being over high. When I was depressed, books helped me to pull myself together and get going again. The books I read then could mark all the major changes in my life. some books, in the long run, could even be viewed as life-shaping to me. As the westen proverb says, "Books are the only immortality."

　　Books I read kindle my interests in different aspects of life, and my experiences motivate me to find more books that can explain things I encounter. Through reading, my insight into things around me and into myself is greatly deepened. I try to view things from different standing points and in this way, I get a better understanding of other people's feelings. instead of shutting myself in books, I open up to the world with an utmost spirit and a healthy attitude.

　　Yes, how limited would our ken is, were it not for the knoeledge passed on through books! How superfieial would our understanding of the world and ourselves be, was it not for the wisdom of the great minds communicating with us through books! Books are patient teachers who never answer a question in haste. Books are loyal friends who never give us a cold shoulder in our times of trouble. They were, they are and always will be there for us. So why not enjoy there company?