A man said to me, I should read more books. What does that mean?

even if I can answer this question for myself, this answer only applies to myself and not to you. Therefore, the only advice one person can give to another about reading is: Don't listen to any advice, just follow your own nature, use your own reason and make your own conclusions. If we can agree on this point, I feel that I have the right to put forward some opinions or suggestions, because you will never allow them to bind your own independence, which is the most important quality a reader has. Because, in the final analysis, what laws can be formulated for books? When was the battle of Waterloo fought-that's for sure. But is Hamlet better than King Lear? No one can say. Everyone can only make up his own mind about this problem. If authoritative experts in thick fur robes and big dresses are invited into our library and asked to tell us what books to read and what value we have assessed for the books we read, then the spirit of freedom will be destroyed, and the spirit of freedom is the breath of life in the temple of books. We can be bound by conventions and practices anywhere else-only here do we have no conventions to follow.

However, if we want to enjoy freedom, we certainly have to limit ourselves. We can't waste our energy in vain and ignorance. In order to water a rose bed, we should spray half the house thoroughly. We must cultivate our abilities accurately and effectively on the spot. However, it is very likely that this is the first problem we have to face in the library. What is "on the spot"? Suddenly, it seems likely to be just a jumble.