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Bringing back the lost art of reading

  BRINGING BACK THE LOST ART OF READING Mario D’Couto              According to some studies done, the average person watches something like twenty hours of  television a week and spends nearly five hours a day on their phone. It seems as though almost nobody reads that much. While there are many paths to wisdom, nearly every one of them runs through books. Can you think of any truly wise person who does not read? Can you think of anyone you know who reads a lot and does not wish they read even more? Sure enough, wisdom can be got through experience as experience can be a powerful teacher for those who are docile to its teachings but the value of reading and the thirst for knowledge cannot be underestimated.                                It may seem as though reading is like some sort of passive activity yet it is anything but passive. Real rea...