Reading Transforms A Person: A Story of Grandfather And Grandson

A story of a Grandfather and Grandson reflects on why reading should be a part of daily routine:
An old farmer lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson. One day his grandson asked, "Grandpa! I try to read the Bhagavad-Gita just like you but I don't understand it, and what I do understand I forget as soon as I close the book. What good does reading the Bhagavad-Gita do?

The grandfather listened to him quietly and replied, " Take this basket of coal down to the river and bring me back a basket of water".

The boy did as he was told, but all the water leaked out before he got back to the house. The grandfather laughed and said, "You'll have to move a little faster next time," and sent him back to the river with the basket to try again. After having tried for twice or thrice, the boy knew it was impossible, but he wanted to show his grandfather that even if he ran as fast as he could, the water would leak out before he got back to the house.

The boy did it again. The result was same. Out of breath, he said, "see Grandpa, it's useless!"

"So you think it is useless?" The old man said, "Look at the basket." The boy looked at the basket and for the first time realised that the basket was different. It had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now clean, inside and out.

"Son, you might not understand or remember everything of what you read, but when you read it, you will be changed inside out."

Reading helps one learn new things and in turn helps one being creative.
And Changes The Way One Looks At Life.