It is said that an empty mind is devil's workshop.The moment
we sit idle,devil starts instilling evil in our minds.So it
is always better to do something constructive in our spare
time.Any thing that we do in our spare time is called our
hobby.It may or may not help us earn money or reputation.
But it does give us pleasure,peace of mind and satisfaction.
People adopt different hobbies according to their age,taste
and temperament.Stamp or coin-collecting,gardening,cycling,
music,movies and hiking are some hobbies that people usually
adopt.All these have their own good or bad aspects.But i think
that book reading is far better than all these hobbies as it
prepares us for life.It covers all the aspects of man's life
and provides both knowledge and pleasure.In this world of str
and struggle where every-body is hankering after money ,books
are selfless friends.They never leave us in the lurch.No do
they reap advantages in our distress.They are helpers to the
helpless and friends to the friendless.They are the source
of wisdom and pleasure.They teach us how to face and overcome
difficultie.They advise us to be sober and dignified both in
distress and happiness.One must be careful in selecting books.
some books are more dangerous than scorpions and more poisonous
than snakes.Such books pollute our minds contaminate our souls.
Bacon,the great essayist,says,
"Some books are to be tasted,others to be swallowed and some few
to be chewed and digested."
It means that we should read only such books as illuminate our minds
and purify our souls.I have a small library in my house.I have collected
a number of books on different topicsolitics,religion,urdu and English literature,
science and general knowledge.All these books have been bought with the pocket
money that my parents give me every month.Instead of spending it on watching obscene
Indian and English films or eating spicy unhygienic food at different hotels,I buy
books.I keep them neat and tidy and read them in my spare time,I also ask my friends to
read these books.But I am sorry that some of them never return my books.They think that
by digesting books Bacon means digesting(grabbing)other people's books.

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