Who can correct it? Thanks :) Reading nowadays We are always told that reading is important, not only for our mind, but for our spirit as well. Already at school, teachers try to make our interest in reading increase but sometimes , or rather, often children do not take their teachers' attempt to reproach them to the world of reading very seriously. Just yesterday, while flicking through a newspaper, I came across an interesting and, at the same time, alarming article. The title took me aback so much that I had to repeat it to myself several times before understanding it to the full :" Italians read less and less". I'm Italian, so, reading that my compratiots are losing more and more interest in reading was a shocking piece of news. The reality is that youth, according to the official statistics, do not read. Almost 68% of Italian youth (from 14 to 24 years of age ) reads less than 3 books a year or does not read at all. I asked myself : " How can it be possible?". I mean, why so many people do not even touch a book? And the worst thing is that this percentage is rising, not only in Italy... but all over the world! I think there should be cultural improvements in this way. Indeed, it is NECESSARY to promote reading and encourage people, from children to elders, to rediscover the beauty of diving into the pages, into new worlds made of words, feelings and emotions. I do not believe those who say :"I do not like reading!" . I cannot stop myself from asking them :"Are you completely sure? Have you ever tried to find the right books for you? The right styles and authors?". I've always thought that the most difficult step to take in this path is to look for and , at last, to find the books that probably you'll like best. Everybody is interested in something, so why not to read about that topic? In short, reading is first of all a discovery... the discovery of ourselves that will permit us to follow the path and if we really discover ourselves we won't be discouraged and won't give up.