Meditation upon From a child I was fond of reading

林金燕

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自本刊举行“晒笔记·赢大奖”活动以来，该活动得到了广大师生的积极参与。有的同学晒笔记，有的同学写读后感，还有的同学对我们的栏目提出各种建议，十分令人感动，在此不一一感谢。

不少同学读完2018年12月刊的From a child I was fond of reading（《自幼爱读书》）的美文后，纷纷发来读后感。现从其中选取一篇，以飨读友。

Reading makes a full man and a person is what he reads. In the article From a child I was fond of reading，Benjamin Franklin shares his early reading experience， which leaves me to much meditation upon how to read， especially upon how to be a good reader.

Strong determination is one of the keys to being a good reader. Franklin had a thirst for knowledge， making him hunt for books even when it was difficult for him， a poor young boy， to buy books， and he did manage to do it. As the saying goes， “when you make up your mind， the whole world will make way for you.” Strong determination puts you forward to what you want. It works on realizing our dreams as well as reading.

The extension after reading also contributes to being a good reader. Many of us， when reading， look through it， put away it and forget it sooner or later. Compared with Franklin， I felt ashamed. He did read the book over and over again and imitate it to improve his writing， making the greatest use of the book with diligence and reflection. As far as I am concerned， the more we extend after reading， the more we can absorb into ourselves.

He who has knowledge behaves with elegance，which grows out of reading. If you want to be a good reader， just read with determination and have more extension.