Summer Reading

Here in New York City there's an annual program at the public library which encourages young people to read during the summer. It reminds me of when I was in grade school in the early sixties all students in my parochial school had to read six books during the summer. I completed the assignment and ever since then I have been a lifelong reader.


I read at least one book a month. There are many benefits to having an active reading life. You learn new words, discover something that you may not have known before, and open up new horizons. I read many different topics as to not to grow stale. I like to challenge myself so reading about economics, for example, will take me into another realm of thinking. I never enjoyed history until I was thirty- five. So it goes to show that it's never too late to learn something new.