Lin Yutang believers that reading is among the charms of a cultured life and is respected and envied by those who don’t read. When we c 1 the life of a man who does no reading with that of a man who does, we can u 2 why he thinks so. Generally, one who does not have the habit of reading is l 3 to contact and conversation with a few friends and a 4 , and he sees only what happens in his immediate neighborhood. But the moment he takes up a book, he immediately e 5 a different world. If it happens to be a good book, he is immediately put in t 6 with one of the best talkers of the world. This talker leads him into a different country or a different age, even discusses with him some s 7 line or aspect of life that the reader knows nothing about.