How long has it been since u last read a good book?

Friends,
Today, the 23rd of April carries a specialty.
It's 'THE WORLD BOOK AND COPYRIGHT DAY'.Also a symbolic date for world literature.
How many of us know this?To say the truth, i was also not aware of it until i happened to read about it while going through the pages of the morning newspaper.I also read that it was observed on this particular day because it was either a birth day or a death day of some prominent international authors.Also in some parts of the world, a rose was given as gift for each book sold.

Do the people really mind this information & celebrate this day, by reading at least a small paragraph of a book ???

I don't think so!!!!We are interested only to celebrate days like Valentines day.Isn't it???

How long has it been since u last read a good book?

Do u think technology & internet can really be a substitute for the feel you experience from book-reading??? Book-reading is fast fading away from our lives.This can be a dangerous trend.

Take an oath to keep it alive.Do u part. Spare at least some time of your busy schedule to read a good book.The happiness you are going to achieve after you complete reading a good book would be awesome.Try it.

Hai folks,

Once upon a time there lived a great sage(guru).He travelled around the world preaching good to the people.He was very humble & always walked on foot.One early winter morning he was going through a forest with one of his disciples.On the way,they came across a river.There was a beautiful young woman standing at the river.She requested the sage to help her cross the river as she is very afraid to step into the freezing cold water.The sage lifted her in his hands & carried her across the river.The woman thanked him very much and went her way.

The disciple who was witnessing all this couldn't digest the fact that his guru( master) touched a young woman when he always preached to be away from woman & earthly possessions.He wanted to ask his guru but hesitated.They continued walking.

Next morning, the disciple came to the sage to ask him but again hesitated.The sage then asked him the matter.Finally, the disciple spoke out his mind.

Can u guess what the sage replied to him????

He said....

"I dropped her yesterday morning itself, but my dear son! have you been still carrying her"

It means:
The sage is very pure at heart & he carried the woman only to help her & forgot it then itself.
But the disciple couldn't properly understand his master & the real meaning of his teachings.
No one preaches not to help a person.Only because it was a woman asking for help, the master cannot just ignore her request.The disciple was ignorant of this fact & had been worrying all this time.He could have clarified it then itself.But he didn't.So,it was indeed the disciple's mistake & he was carrying the woman all this time in his head.