One of my friends asked me about reading and everything dealing with it. I was glad to hear that. Finally, he told me about his problems in reading. One of them, which made me interested in, is about difficulty in understanding a text, either in book, newspaper, or others. He then concluded that if he read something, he seemingly get nothing. He has been actually excited for reading, but, because of that problem, he would go on frustration.
“I want to be smart and know everything. So what must I do?” This friend asked me on a pleasant day. I said “read more”. He responded me, “Just it? Well, actually I always try to read book as many as possible, but it gave me nothing. So what is wrong?” I said for the last time “read more and more. Just read. Do not think about what you have got from the book. Neglect that. Read and read. Later, when the time comes, you will find the result, obviously!”. “Do I have to read many times for a book?” and “how to read well?” huft….
I have experience in reading for many years. As far as I remember, I tried to read frequently since I was in the first grade of Junior High School (named Madrasah Tsanawiyah) Annuqayah, Guluk-Guluk. It is long time, right? But until now, I do not know how to read well, indeed! Besides that, I have never thought about what I got from my reading activity, so that at the same time I have never felt difficulty in reading. I just read and strive to be happy in reading. It was no burden to understand.
Before we talk too far about reading, it is better if we firstly understand about what “reading well” means. According to my opinion, “reading well” means, basically, someone understands what he read, which in turn, he can tell and explain it well to someone else. Of course, here, I refer to reading textbox or other papers, not reading nature or social dynamics. When you feel nothing after reading a book, do not be hopeless. There are some regards you have to know in case of reading. This is, at least, based on my experience so far.
Firstly, be sure that no work without result in this work. Everything you did will absolutely give you result, little or many, now or later. It takes our patience to wait for. Be sure when you eat, you will be full; when you work, you will get money; when you play water, you will be wet; when you run, you will be tired; and when you read, you will get something from what you read. Well, the result of reading may be different from other results. It cannot be found or got straightly and shaped in front of us, because it is visible. Although you get something from it, of course you cannot show it to other. Once more, it is visible. So, wait for it, and do not be hurry-up to conclude. The result often comes suddenly when we do not think it.
Secondly, do not think about what you have got. It is usual, when we always think about our work’s result. It is also important, because the result we want often make us excited to do something. Hidden result can make us down and make our word sporadic and walk late. It obtains in every case of work except reading. In reading, you should not think about the result, because that condition will impose you. You just read as much as you can, and strive to understand as far as you can, and do not force yourself to understand everything you read in the book, because, I assert, it is impossible. How can it be impossible? Let me explain the third one.
Thirdly, remember that what we read goes to be precipitated. This is the reason why after reading a book, we frequently forget what we have red. We may understand every word we see, but in the last time, after all, we feel lost of the word and its message. It is something normal. It is not lost actually, but precipitated. What will the something precipitated be? Of course, it will not be like that for all time. As it is something precipitated, it will emerge and appear when there something else stimulates it, for example, reading other books, discussing with friend, or noticing something or phenomena around us. All of these will emerge our knowledge and explore our experience. In this condition, everything precipitated (include what we have red) on ourselves will come out, appear and speak. So we should realize that everything we have red have not been lost even emerged waiting for its suitable time.
So, we have to read and read. Do not think about what we got more that what we do. Just do it. Because, no work, although it is so little, in this world without result. Good luck to my diligent friend and crazy readers. When we give as much as possible, no matter, we actually get as much as we give at the same time. Well, it may not be emerged suddenly, but be sure, it will come, now or later.
“I want to be smart and know everything. So what must I do?” This friend asked me on a pleasant day. I said “read more”. He responded me, “Just it? Well, actually I always try to read book as many as possible, but it gave me nothing. So what is wrong?” I said for the last time “read more and more. Just read. Do not think about what you have got from the book. Neglect that. Read and read. Later, when the time comes, you will find the result, obviously!”. “Do I have to read many times for a book?” and “how to read well?” huft….
I have experience in reading for many years. As far as I remember, I tried to read frequently since I was in the first grade of Junior High School (named Madrasah Tsanawiyah) Annuqayah, Guluk-Guluk. It is long time, right? But until now, I do not know how to read well, indeed! Besides that, I have never thought about what I got from my reading activity, so that at the same time I have never felt difficulty in reading. I just read and strive to be happy in reading. It was no burden to understand.
Before we talk too far about reading, it is better if we firstly understand about what “reading well” means. According to my opinion, “reading well” means, basically, someone understands what he read, which in turn, he can tell and explain it well to someone else. Of course, here, I refer to reading textbox or other papers, not reading nature or social dynamics. When you feel nothing after reading a book, do not be hopeless. There are some regards you have to know in case of reading. This is, at least, based on my experience so far.
Firstly, be sure that no work without result in this work. Everything you did will absolutely give you result, little or many, now or later. It takes our patience to wait for. Be sure when you eat, you will be full; when you work, you will get money; when you play water, you will be wet; when you run, you will be tired; and when you read, you will get something from what you read. Well, the result of reading may be different from other results. It cannot be found or got straightly and shaped in front of us, because it is visible. Although you get something from it, of course you cannot show it to other. Once more, it is visible. So, wait for it, and do not be hurry-up to conclude. The result often comes suddenly when we do not think it.
Secondly, do not think about what you have got. It is usual, when we always think about our work’s result. It is also important, because the result we want often make us excited to do something. Hidden result can make us down and make our word sporadic and walk late. It obtains in every case of work except reading. In reading, you should not think about the result, because that condition will impose you. You just read as much as you can, and strive to understand as far as you can, and do not force yourself to understand everything you read in the book, because, I assert, it is impossible. How can it be impossible? Let me explain the third one.
Thirdly, remember that what we read goes to be precipitated. This is the reason why after reading a book, we frequently forget what we have red. We may understand every word we see, but in the last time, after all, we feel lost of the word and its message. It is something normal. It is not lost actually, but precipitated. What will the something precipitated be? Of course, it will not be like that for all time. As it is something precipitated, it will emerge and appear when there something else stimulates it, for example, reading other books, discussing with friend, or noticing something or phenomena around us. All of these will emerge our knowledge and explore our experience. In this condition, everything precipitated (include what we have red) on ourselves will come out, appear and speak. So we should realize that everything we have red have not been lost even emerged waiting for its suitable time.
So, we have to read and read. Do not think about what we got more that what we do. Just do it. Because, no work, although it is so little, in this world without result. Good luck to my diligent friend and crazy readers. When we give as much as possible, no matter, we actually get as much as we give at the same time. Well, it may not be emerged suddenly, but be sure, it will come, now or later.
Jum’at, Wonocolo, 17 Mei 2013
