Reading is the prime source of awareness. 
Getting ourselves upgraded is essential to knowing what we can do in our lives. Crowds have a herd mentality. They simply follow and rarely dare to venture into unknown territories. 
They escape the routes of pain. They are desirous of everything but without putting in extra efforts. The crowd is lagging behind because of their own designs. 
One of their major deficiencies is a lack of awareness. Lack of awareness is due to an absence of reading habits. 
Reading is always a good habit. The benefits of reading are unlimited. We may continue to read books of our choice, irrespective of dwelling in typical surroundings or classifying ourselves in old age. 
If the language is a barrier, we must learn the language in which books of our interest are available in plenty. 
Ardent readers come across many new inputs every day. It forces them to realise that, irrespective of their qualifications and exposure, they need to know many things without any complacency. 
Even the curiosity of some intensity for reading pushes an individual to read 50 books in a year. 
The thrust is to read books other than those related to professions and compulsions for some specific reasons. 
Knowledge is never outdated. It is one of the yardsticks of our personality. When we share our knowledge with others, it grows beyond our imagination. 
While reading, our thinking power is also being activated. Many myths are eliminated. Misinformation is deleted from our minds. New realities are explored. We learn to live in better ways. The tendency toward exclusivity is turned into the formula for inclusiveness. 
When we read something in books or blogs, we enter the world of possibilities. We come to know many paths to achieving the same objective.
The cause of many conflicts is scarcity of resources. Knowledge shows the direction to get the resources in abundance. This is possible when we read books or blogs.
Reading may catalyse an individual towards creativity. Creativity tells us how to enter a new world. There is no substitute for creativity. This ability is still dormant because we have not bothered to know our own strengths. 
Let us keep the habit of reading alive. Make it a part of our daily activities. Living a life without reading books is like having a bunch of flowers without their sweet smell. 
Reading is a tonic for our mental health.