How to encourage people to read books?
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I used to talk only about books with Pari. I used to talk to him about the book I was reading. Pari used to tell me, 'Akash, when you read the book, after you finish reading that book, tell me the story of that book'.
After I finished reading each book I used to tell Pari the story of that book. Then he started asking me for gifts of books. I also wanted to give him a gift. But I didn't want to force it. After hearing about the gift from Pari, I started gifting Pari my favorite books one by one.
Then gradually he became a bookworm. Sadat Hossain used to read first. Then slowly Sunil, Tarashankar, Manik started reading. Now he reads books regularly. I swatted the bookworm a million years ago. Still reading fairy books. Will read even after a million years.
The angel is now someone else's winged angel. But I have no problem with this. There is no point in suffering. Being able to make bookworms is my truth.
But I lost my true identity a million years ago. I have a very happy sleep in my heart despite the intense pain. He made bitterness sweet.
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