The art of reading

Why do we read?
Reading is a tourism of the mind among the effects of human thought, as it eliminates time gaps, social differences, and geographical boundaries. It is the path to peace and international understanding, the organization of scientific research, and the direction of artistic production..
We read because reading is a tourism of the mind among the traces of human thought. It takes you at times from lyric poems, poetic epics, and emotional images, to the ruins of ancient civilizations, between the pages of history, which is full of wisdom and lessons that the human soul has experienced in various eras.
Reading often transports you to the arena of life, and you see the biographies of the greats and late leaders, and the tears, ambition, determination, and will that permeate them. Perhaps this is what prompted William James, the well-known American philosopher, to answer his son's question, "What do I tell people when they ask me about your work, father?" ?" This philosopher father replied to him: My son, I am constantly traveling and roaming to meet philosophers, writers, and thinkers, of every race, gender, and religion, regardless of geographical borders or time periods. I listen through books to the ancient dead, just as I listen to the living from whom I am separated by vast distances.