The Benefits of Reading Books

         Allah said, in the Holy Qur’an  Al Alaq verse one, “Read, with the name of your God almighty created”. From here we know that read is very important, because in islam, demand the knowledge is duty. So, we must read in order that we can get knowledge.

            Today, i’d like to talk about the benefits of reading books. The first, we can get knowledge by reading books. The second, reading books could prevent us from dementia disease. The third, we can get many information we need in the books. And the last, reading eliminate anxiety and distress.

            As we know many people lazy to reading the books, but actually many benefits of reading the books. Reading books, newspapers, magazine or other media will train our brain to concentrate. And the benefit of reading books is the first, we can get knowledge by reading books. Dr. Aidh bin Abdullah al-Qarni in La Tahzan said, reading increase one’s knowledge and improve memory and comprehension. So, reading books is very helpful to increase our knowledge and improve our memory.

            The second, reading books could prevent us from dementia disease. A researcher from Henry Ford Health System, Dr. C. Edward Coffey prove that reading books could prevent us from dementia disease. This happens because the reader can create a kind of buffer layer that protects the brain and replace changes. Perhaps, because we are always invited to think when we are read, so we can keep the brain active.

            The third, we can get many information we need in the books. When we read books there are many lesson we get, so it can helps our brain developing. When i got homework from my lecture for make financial report, i’m looked for in the books of accounting. So, the books make it easy to do my homework.

And the last, reading eliminate anxiety and distress. Because if we are reading, it can losing our problem but if we are focus with the book. When i’m worried or sad, usually i read books, such as novel  or magazine. And I think you can do that if you are worried or sad, so you can be better, because reading eliminate anxiety and distress.

            In conclusion, we know many benefits of reading books. The first, we can get knowledge by reading books. The second, reading books could prevent us from dementia disease. The third, we can get many information we need in the books. And the last, reading eliminate anxiety and distress. Many benefits gained by reading, so please start reading from now friends.