One poem of Emily Dickenson goes that——
THERE is no frigate like a book
To take us lands away,
Nor any coursers like a page
Of prancing poetry.
This traverse may the poorest take
Without oppress of toll
How frugal is the chariot,
That hears a human soul.
As mentioned above, reading can make us be exposed to a magic and fascinating world which is quite different from the one we live in. Through reading, we can travel to every corner of the world, tasting various foods, breathing fresh air with diverse culture and sharing happiness and sorrows with each other. Even, speaking to giants of thoughts like Socrates and Tolstoy, we will have a deep understanding of the true meaning of life, the virtue and vice of human nature, and the importance of social reform.
Reading is also essential for an engineer. What is known to us is that engineers’ work is a creative one which is mainly done by brain. Therefore, innovation quality is the basic quality necessary for a good engineer, including four aspects: knowledge, skills, thinking and moral character. All these qualities are inseparable from reading.
First, to the contemporary mechanical engineer, the wider and the profound knowledge and skills are mastered, the possibility of success of design is greater. And book is the best resource. Reading is a direct and happy way to obtain knowledge and skills
Second, reading can provide us with opportunities to cultivate ourselves with the right philosophical thought, the ability of dialectical thinking, logical thinking and creative thinking. Book is just like a guider, pointing us the way to get better self-growth. Without reading, we may get to nowhere.
Third, in a sense, moral quality is more significant than other qualities.. It not only has a major impact on the growth of engineers, but also plays a decisive role in the success of a design. And reading is the wisest teacher who can exert a subtle influence on us, to be an upright and virtuous man, an engineer with a strong social conscience.
Reading can cast a silent transforming influence on us and that’s why we need pour our hearts into reading to get better development.
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