Blessings of Reading

Are you a person who daily reads a book or your reading habit just centers around insta posts, facebook feed, tweets or bill boards. 

If you are not a daily book reader like thousands of others, then you are surely missing one of the best gift in the world like them. The pleasure of reading books not only lies in its stories but also in its smell, the turning of the pages, having a bundle of books in your rack, excitement of getting a new book and so on.

"A book is a gift you can open again and again."

-Garrison  Keillor

 

 

The benefits of reading books and its positive effects on a person has been studied by innumerous scientists, psychologists, doctors, researchers and teachers. They have studied in their own fields and found out a notable difference between a person who reads book on a regular basis and who doesn't. 

The benefits of reading books can't be taken lightly. In a long-term you will easily see the results of it. Here I have shared some of them to make you understand what you gain by just reading a few pages daily. 

• Benefits of Reading Books:

Many people think that reading books just revolves around mere pleasure and enjoyment in life, but studies shows that it has a lot of physical, mental and social benefits too. 

They are :

1. Increase in Knowledge

Everytime you read a book, you will learn something new, whether it's just a word or a whole bunch of knowledge. The more you read the more you'll be able to learn and fight with the challenges of life. And you must remember that you can lose your wealth, job, home and everything but the knowledge you have can't be taken by anyone. 

 "Reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary."

-Jim Rohn

Learn More and Know More

 

 

2. Expand your vocabulary 

Researchers have found that students who read books regularly, beginning at a young age, gradually develop large vocabularies.  And vocabulary size can influence many areas of your life from college to job opportunities and so on. When you read daily, your vocabulary will improve on a regular basis and this will help you in connecting with people with self-confidence and beliefs. 

By reading books you can even learn a new language, as non native writers use their language in writings. 

3. Boost your Mental Health 

Reading book daily not only makes you smarter but it will also help in stimulating your mental health. As you give so much importance to your physical health, you need to take care of your mental health the same way too. Because reading is an exercise of brain. 

According to research published in Neurology, there will be a decline in memory and brain functions with increasing age. But regular reading may help in slowing that process and keeps your mind sharper for a longer period. Frequent brain exrecise can be helpful in lowering the mental decline by 32%, stated by The Huffington Post.

"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body."

-Richard Steele 

 

4. Increases the empathize ability 

Reading fiction often relates us to its characters, their scenerio and problems which helps us in having a better understanding of the complex human relationships, its emotion, feelings and social life and gives us the ability to cope with it in a better way.

Studies suggest that this feeling can't be developed by just reading once, but a long-term impact of reading fiction stories can be easily felt.

5. Works as a Stress-buster

No matter how much stressed,  tired you feel, if you read any book, then that reading will definitely reduce your stress to the minimal. Studies have also proved that 30 minutes of book reading a day can reduce your stress level, gives you mental peace and makes you feel relaxed and happier. 

6. Travel without moving your feet

Almost everyone has a desire or I can say dream to travel the world, witness the beauty and diversity of the world. Books gives you the chance to fulfill this dream. Even books can take you to such places where you can't even think of it's existence without moving your feet at all. Sometimes you just have to pick up a book and enters into the world of writer's imagination and you will surely feel every small details of the place and a clearer picture of that place will comes in your mind.

"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go."

-Dr. Seuss 

 

7. Sharpens your Brain

Reading helps in stimulating your brain muscles because you have to remember a lot of things at a time like the characters, their nature and appearance, the plots, dialogues, history and much more. This will help you in other areas of your life also. Your brain is a complex yet interesting part of the body. Everytime you read something new it will create pathways in your brain and will store in it for minimum of a month or less if you don't use it even once, and at the same time strengthen the older one's.  

8. Gives you peaceful sleep 

Reading for just five minutes or more before going to sleep helps you in getting proper sleep. It has to be in your routine. But the book you read must be in printed form. Reading books on screen infact makes it difficult for you to sleep. The light from the screen is harmful for you and makes you awake for a longer time which even lead to many health problems in your life.

9. Can make you feel the beauty of smallest of things

The writer explains all the small details of the place, its atmosphere, surrounding and so on with such an intensity that the one who reads it with concentration can easily feel those things and even find themself at that place.

That's the beauty of reading. You can feel the raindrops even in the full glory of Sun, you just have to feel it. This will develop the ability of seeing beauty in every aspects of life and search for happiness in everything.

10. Enhance your concentration and focus abilities 

In a multi-tasking world it is difficult to maintain your attention on just one thing at a time. But when you pick up a book and read every line with utmost concentration and focus to absorb the slightest of details, you won't really care about what's happening around you. Reading can even separate you from a large, noisy atmosphere if your concentration level is high. This helps you in your life in focusing at various things where for others it will be difficult. 

11. Improves your writing skills 

Reading and writing go hands in hands. As it is said, "If you're not a good listener then you won't be a good speaker". Like the same way if you want to write then you have to read too. Reading helps you in understanding how to write properly, in the best possible way.  Writers before writing a topic undergo a deep study of it so that they can write it in the most proper and remarkable way. It also gives you the understanding of various aspects and situations of life and gives you the best idea of writing it, thus improving your reading as well as writing skills. 

 

 

# Are you reading in a right way?

There is an unending list of benefits of reading books, but the point lies in, whether you are reading in the right way or not, i.e., paper book or e-book. Reading books on screen can trap you in many problems and can overshadow the benefits of reading printed books. But if you can't get any books to read in print form then you can continue reading e-books until you find a paper book because we all have heard that "something is better than nothing". Reading online is better in place of reading nothing but you don't have to solemnly depend on e-books, articles or blog. Atleast try to read a printed book once a week.

"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies.. The man who never reads lives only one."

-George  R. R. Martin 

Apart from the long-mentioned benefits of reading, there are several other benefits which  can only be realised or felt by reading a book like the characters with whom you can relate, the books in which you will be living even after finishing it. You can carry the goodness of every book you read with yourself, it will be shown in your every action, words and expressions. The book will always be with you whether in your heart or mind, actions or words, thoughts or emotions, knowingly or unknowingly, you will forever carry out the best of books with you. 

• Poem on Reading Books

Tried my hands on something new, hope you will like it. 

Band padi kisi kitaab mein ek khula aasmaan rehta hai,
Chahat to kar kabhi udne ki, tu khol kar usko padhne ki

Kuch nayi baat hi padh lena,
Kuch andekhe raston pe chal lena,

Dekha na ho na kabhi suna ho,
Ek nayi si duniya bhi ghoom lena,

Kagaz ke kisi kone mein ek dost bhi kya pata mil jaaye,
Jisse kabhi na ho milna par seekh bahot si mil jaaye,

Kya pata kore se kisi kagaz mein,
Lafzon ke kisi aangan mein,

Panne ki kisi lakeeron mein,
Kisi baaton ke saleekon mein,

Woh baat tumhein mil jaaye, tumhara saath hi mil jaaye,
Kya pata kisi kisson mein, tumhara koi hissa hi mil jaaye,

Kabhi khud se mulaqaat ho jaaye,
Kabhi khud se baat ho jaaye,

Kya pata jis jawaab ki tumhein talaash ho,
Kisi sawaal mein hi woh baat mil jaaye,

Puraani si kisi kitaab mein, yeh baat bhi tumhein mil jaaye,
Ek naya sa aasmaan dikh jaaye, ek naya nazariya mil jaaye,

Ek band kitaab ki duniya mein, 
Ek khula aasmaan mil jaayega,

Tu koshish to kar udne ki, 
Tu koshish to kar padhne ki,

Ek band kitaab ki duniya mein, ek khula aasmaan mil jaayega,
Tu koshish to kar udne ki, tu koshish to kar padhne ki.

Can't mention the vast benefits of reading in this short poem but I gave my best. Do tell me in the comment section below how's it. And also tell me which was the last book you read and whether it was a paper book or e-book.

Search for Happiness in Everything

"Mom I don't want to go to school today."

"Uff these assignments and lectures"

"Again there is a meeting, oh no, not now."

"What! Today is still Tuesday? "

" Why the Sunday goes so fast?"

And more and more such expressions we had before this lockdown.

See today we are missing what we were fed up of. We are missing the canteen side fun, bunking the class, the boss's lecture, the most unexpected one is we are missing Monday, strange na.

Simply we are just missing our old routine or life. The life from which we want to run away and now we want to return to that old lifestyle.

Earlier we dreamt of family time, homemade food, sleeping till noon, late night movies, playing games, free time and much more. We wish for a break. So oneday, our wish got fulfilled. We don't have to go to school, college, office, etc., we spend time with family, play games, slept all day long and do what we was planning from a long time.

In starting we love these things, we enjoyed being at home, watching show and movies, do some long desired work. But days after days, week after week, we got bored of these things. Even most of us haven't done anything much creative and innovative , yet we want to return to the old normal life. We want everything now which was earlier boring and hectic for us. 

This points to one of the basic nature of human that the desires and needs of a human is infinite and most importantly, they are changing every other moment. At one time we need this to the other second we need that. We doesn't value what we have until we lost it. We always dreamt of a thing we don't have and when we got that, instead of valuing that things we started dreaming of another thing. We complaint for what we haven't and forgot to be thankful for so many things we have.

Dreaming for something and working for it is not wrong, but we got so much engaged in that things that we forgot to value those things we have. We forgot to be thankful, and that's where we are wrong. 

I'm not saying that this time is good no I'm not. But we all should remember that:

"Everything that happened is not good but there is good in everything that happened"

There are  so many things which happened these days for which we was planning and just waiting from a long time. And we should be thankful for that.

Just think once ,

When the whole world is facing a tough situation, we are just chilling at home, doing all the silly things and most importantly we are safe, shouldn't we have to be thankful for this.

When many people are still away from their family and home, we are with our family in the home, shouldn't we have to be thankful for this.

There are lakhs of people who don't have food to eat and we are having a good meal and even our favourite food on the table, shouldn't we have to be thankful for this. 

When everyday we read thousands of people are reported positive for covid-19, we are healthy and safe, shouldn't we have to be thankful for this.

Even we read or heard thousands of death because of the pandemic or any other reason, we are still alive, shouldn't we have to be thankful for this.

We have a chance to do what we want, to correct our mistakes and to make a change in the coming days. We have to realised that how blessed we are. We have to be thankful for each day which gives us another chance to live, each time when we have food on the table, each hour we spend with family, each moment we laughed, each minute we feel safe from the thousands of problem prevailing around us, each second we live and each breath we take. We have to be thankful for each and every feelings, emotions, moments of our life. And along with this, we have to realised that life doesn't give the second chance to everyone. So make sure to make it worth.

You know her??

In today's dynamic and busy world we don't have patience. We hear anyone's story and we started making a complete picture of a person only by knowing a small side even so instantly and with much confidence that anyone gets confused that we know a person from a long time, even if we met the person only one's.  

 

Here in this post I tried to pen down this situation in short and simple way.

 

You know her??

When you see her and pass a smile and she smiles you back, you think you know her.

She shares her laughter and happiness with you and you think you know her.

You know what her dream is and you think you know her.

You noticed every little things about her and you think you know her. 

She spent a good day with you and you think you know her.

But you don't know her.

You must be thinking that what you don't know about her.

So here it is:

You don't know what she is hiding behind her smile.

You don't know how she spent her night after spending a good day with you.

You only know her dream but you don't know how she fights to achieve that dream, goals, expectations of others and so many little things which you never thought of.

You don't know that she is a puzzle of thousand pieces of which you only know a single piece correctly.

You don't know how many layers are still hidden inside her which are yet to be revealed.

Simply,

You just know what she reveals to the world, what you don't know is she still has a unseen world inside her.

You don't know a lot of things about her and you think you know her.

If you want to know her, then, 

You have to listen her silence.

You have to feel her pain.

You have to go deep inside her thoughts.

You have to explore her world, from her perspectives.

You still have to know many things about her, before you can say that I know her.

 

Father: the Pillar of our Life

Happy Father's Day

This is for all the father's out there who have done so much for his children and family. I can't express each and every emotions and feeling in words because it isn't possible. There are many things which we just feel in these relationships. I tried to write as much as I can. 

Dear Dad

I know I am not the best child in the world but you are the best dad.

I know that I haven't done anything in my life which makes you proudly say that I'm your child but you are still proud of me and will always be.

I merely listen to your suggestions and most of the time I do what I wish to, yet you never stopped helping me with your valuable ideas.

Later most of my ideas would fail, which made me realise that yours were right.

But still you love me and motivate me that I gave my best. 

You always teach me that life will not always be the bed of roses and whatever comes in my way needs to be seen as an opportunity.

Today I won't say 'Thank You' because it's not enough. Even If I spend my whole life thanking you, it will only be a small amount of everything you've done for me.

The person who has done so much for me, sacrificed his whole life in making mine beautiful, forgot his dreams just to fulfill mine, I don't feel a thousand thank you will be enough for all those things you have done for me.

 I just pray that you always stay happy, keep smiling, and have a healthy life ahead.

And most importantly, you always stay with me, 

Your hands being on my head, 

Your blessings upon me,

Your praying lips as always prayed for me, my success, happiness, smile and everything.

Your presence gives me strength a feeling, of being protected and loved always.

I love you and promise that one day your naughty child will make you proud. 

Your irresponsible child will learn how to take responsibilities.

 Your impatient child will be patient enough to wait for the things she needs. 

Your always complaining child won't complain for anything. 

Your funny, annoying child who never took anything seriously will become a deep analyser and act accordingly.

 And most importantly which I don't want to happen,  your little child will grow up and understand the meaning of life.

ONE DAY

I promise.

I will make you proud. 

And become the best child of the best Dad in the world.

Your loving child.

Hope you liked it.

Do tell me in the comment section below how is it. 

Your every action can't be appreciated

It is a pleasant morning having a clear sky, the sun is shining in full glory, the chirping of birds in the sky sounds pleasing to the ear, plants and trees are moving along with the wind and creates a beautiful start of a day.

The rays of sunlight enters from your window and lighten up your room and from that a ray falls on your face and wakes you up for a beautiful day. You open your brighten eyes having a million of dreams and a spark of innocence and love. Your lips as always have that pretty smile which makes the bright environment more brighter and beautiful. Your heart carries a hope of filling the world with love, happiness and positivity. Like the all other days you start your morning with million of thoughts, dreams and emotions.

You pass smile to everyone you met all day long. You tries to make the dull places energetic and lively with your positive vibes and smile. Wherever you go, you leaves your spark, a spot of your presence and thoughts. You meet everyone with love and hugs. You share your happiness with others to make them smile and laugh which helps them in fighting their own problems and fills them with a feeling of positivity and love. You help others in achieving their goals. You make a child on the street laugh, you play with them so that they won't feel alone and different. You help an old lady in the market as she is having a problem in trying to put her needy things in the packet.

You do all this from the core of your heart.

You are messed up but can't see anyone struggling with the same. You gave time to everyone even if you lacks time for yourself. You tries to understand everyone and everything, when deep inside you want someone to understand you. 

You don't blame anyone. You don't complain or ask for anything in return. But you just want that everyone will be happy with you and lives a happy life too. But the fact is you know that you can't make everyone happy but your heart doesn't want to accept this. You want to try and change these things .

You know that even when you give your 1000% there will be someone who thinks that you are rude. There will be still a person for whom you are selfish, for whom you are someone who only want your happiness and success. These people don't remember what you have done for them but they only remember the time when they need you and you aren't there. These are the people for whom you are and will be nothing.

But that doesn't stop you from doing what you did everyday. Because for you that's not a life. You know there are also someone who sees all what you have done for them and for others too. There are people who smiles in your happiness, who weeps in your sorrow, who gets sad by your failure and who do and will do anything to make you smile and happy again.

And like the time passed the sun moves down the sky and darkness spread all over the world. In that darkness and silence a Moon alone in the sky tries to lessen the darkest hour and spread some lights and a ray of hope to the world. 

When you go to bed after a long tired, stressed and hectic day, you have a lot of emotions, a never ending fight with your own thoughts, the choice of right and wrong, good or bad, accepting the reality or again trying to make a change the next day and with the same situation, problem, confusion and unfulfilled desire you enters  in the world of dream where everything is as beautiful as you and many others like you think of. There everyone gets the reward for every little thing they have done for others without desiring for anything in return. The whole night passed in that beautiful world.

The next day when you wakes up you have the same smile and enthusiasm. Today You will do everything what you did before with the same smile and positivity but this time there will be a difference in your action and it can be easily visible in your eyes. Today you will try to accept the bitter truth of life and face the reality of world. From today onwards you will try to change only what you can and whenever someone passed a bad comment about you or can't understand you and your actions, you will remind yourself that "you can do anything to make someone's life but you can't be appreciated for all what you did".

Drop a ❤️ in the comment section below if you relates even just a para or line of this.

In Search of Yourself

Everyone was running in an unending race  with each other and in that some was busied in their career, some in education,  profession and wordly life and forgot their responsibility towards nature, family, friends and even themselves. We don't had time for anything we postponed our family trip because of work, exams, etc. We delayed the friends union because no one had time. We postponed every plans for vacations, holidays, that, on Sunday we will meet them, on this holiday I will clean my garden and plant some trees, on sunday we do this, we do that and all the time we just need break from this hustle and bustle of life. And then suddenly one day Nature gives us a break, Everything gets paused. 

We don't had to wait for sunday now because everyday is now Sunday. The time we were searching and waiting from so many days and years is here. But not in that way we wish it.

We try to make time for family, now we all are with family 24×7 . We play games which we hadn't played since our childhood. We search for our old albums, childhood toys, old journal's and much more.

We have so much spare time that we called our old lost friends with whom we hadn't talk in a while, we make video calls with each other and repeat the old childhood stories, classroom fun and relieve the old moments or I can say golden days of our life.

But the most important thing we all did in this period is 

"We go in the search of ourselves"

We try to find the real purpose and meaning of our life. We have time for ourselves, we think of our unfulfilled dreams, passion, hobby our likes- dislikes.We hear our inner voices which was earlier somewhere lost in the heavy noise of the worldly pleasures. Apart from these things we try to do something new, discover new talent and instead of doing our normal daily chores we tried a new or creative lifestyle also.

Who thinks that a businessman has a talent of an art too, an economist has a musician locked inside, an engineer  designs a best clothes and most common is a writer or a influencer which is almost present in most of us

I believe everyone has an inbuilt or hidden talent of something and this lockdown gives us a chance to work on ourselves, our inner voice, unfulfilled desire, a hidden talent and even learned new skills too.

When we keep distance from people and this wordly life, we connect with ourselves. We hear the voices within us, we try to find our true potential, what our heart desires and what we have to do.We tries to find out what we are and what we  can. We realise our value, our responsibility, potential and most importantly our reason of existence.

We question ourselves that:

What I am? And What I have to?

What I'm doing? And What I have to do?

No double, we will again return to our normal life when all these things will be over but we will still remember this time for ages and most of us even for a while want and will continue this routine of becoming a better version of themselves and to hear their inner voices too. They will continue their passion along with profession and most importantly "there search for themselves" will always be continued.