When the fool knows when to be silent,he would be sitting among the wise.

- Czech Proverb

Not to know is bad; not to want to know is worse.

- Nigerian Proverb

Brotherly love for brotherly love,but cheese for money.

- Albanian Proverb

He loved fiction. However, he never encouraged me to read what he used to read but always encouraged me to read textbooks.

Sometimes, I used to keep his novel inside a textbook to enjoy the taste of a story. Fiction has the power to take you anywhere, and if the writer is good at storytelling, you feel like you are one of the characters.

The second most important reason I love reading is my physical structure. Yes, you are right, my physique. I used to be skinny and tall at a very young age.

As you may know, farming in underdeveloped countries is a physically demanding job. Therefore, in the early sage, I forced myself to study; to study more, you…

But who has the time to sit down with a book in this highly distracted world where social media, especially video culture, is everywhere?

People (adults) spend almost 2 to 3 hours a day on smartphones and television.

Before continuing with this article, check your screen time. You will be surprised to learn how much time you waste daily by doing nothing on your smartphone except aimlessly scrolling.

Lovers always think that other people have had their eyes put out.

- Spanish Proverb

I love to read.

I fell in love at a time I don’t even remember.

I grew up in a tiny remote village where most people were farmers, and 99% of the farmers never went to school.

My father somehow did some schooling and joined the police force. I was lucky that he used to read a lot, pretty much all the time.