Journal Entreis #2

08 Nov 11
English 3
Paul Kang
Journal Entries #2

Anguish of Reading

Reading is very funny activity. It not only satisfies my curiosity about the world, but also teaches how to live the world. The more I read, the more I’m absorbed books. But in this process of devotion, some problems emerge.
First difficulty of reading is abundance of reading materials. I am interested in lots of areas: science, philosophy, international relation, foreign language, journalism, psychology, etc. And there are more books to read concerning those fields than my capacity. I start to read then I get another interest in other fields so throw out the book and pursue new books. This cycle repeats and on the result, I get many books but no intellectual satisfaction of knowing about something.
Second obstacle of reading is speed. As I mentioned, I aspire lots of books to meet my wondering on the world. Basic tool required for me is ‘speed reading’. If I can read fast, then I can feel pleased for realizing lots of things. But I’m not so good at speedy reading as well as exact reading. Even understanding organization of the contents is burdensome for me. Such unskillful is another stress for the one who desires for reading.
Reading is very enjoyable. But It’s also true that such pleasure is sometimes annoying for problems in the midst of reading : Too many things to read ant low speed to meet my greed.