Books have changed throughout decades, but reading remains the same, even though today it is challenging to be motivated to read a long book instead of watching the movie, listening to the audiobook, or watching a YouTube video.
Due to my age, I have experienced reading in the same as most of the photos shown. Regarding the first one, I went hundreds of time to my city library to spend afternoons discovering new books and I encourage my children to do the same. There is a great contrast between the third photo, a woman with an ebook, and the fourth one, children reading books at school, how they cooexist nowadays despite all the technological advances.
Nevertheless, the second photo is my favourite one because of my childhood remembrances in my village, my grandma was keen on children books and she made me love them.
Thanks to those reading moments I gained valuable knowledge, exercised my brain. improved my focus (especially when reading English books) and my memory, improve my ability to emphatize, as well as my communication skills. I am sure than older people can reduce stress, improve their mental health and live longer because reading exercises brain power, did you know it?
