书籍是最宝贵的财富（books are the most precious fortune）
when my tenth birthday was coming up, i was happy imaging what kind of present my father would give me. to my surprise, father gave me a set of books, which i was very glad to accept. he saw what i was thinking and said kindly: "dear, remember, books are the most precious fortune in the world, i am sure that once you finish reading the first book, you will be anxious to read the second one, then the third, the forth…" according to my father`s words, i have to give reading a try. and things really happened as he expected. books indeed exerted a strong influence on me. from then on, i stepped into a new and wonderful world that books spread open for me.
whether a man reads history books or mathematical books, reads them in detail or just skims them, if he cares about reading at all, he will appreciating the pleasure of books. experience tells me that what composes the joys of reading lies in the process of finding a good book, enjoying it, and learning from it.
in the first place, you will be feeling excited when you find a good book which is suitable for yourself. reading is something of a paradox. one thinks that books are always meaningful. yet the fact is that many of them are useless in some sense. particularly, pornographic books describe violence, superstition, and sex. people who are taken up by such books might be misled and dispirited. therefore, choosing an appropriate book not only improves your ability to discriminate and leads you to read effectively, but also gives you the fulfillment of knowing a good book.