SSC Descriptive Writing Precis Writing SSC-CGL (TIER-III) - Passage on My Library

PASSAGE ON MY LIBRARY

The key to create my life the way I want it-that's what library is to me. Right from the day when I was introduced into the world of books by my English teacher, the love of learning has always remained with me.

People with books have always fascinated me even from my childhood but I never felt like touching one for I was afraid that my linguistic skills were so poor that I won't be able to understand a word of it. The words of my English teacher who appreciated me after seeing my short essay made me rethink.

Classics used to inspire me when I was in my schooldays, though I must say that I couldn't understand those books then the way I understand it now. This makes me feel that one reads a book differently at different points of time, and interprets it according to his own mindset. When I entered college, I was more interested in thrillers, especially Agatha Christie and Sherlock Holmes. As I grew older, I read less of thrillers and more of philosophical books, since I am more concerned about deeper thoughts these days. Even though, I read few thrillers when I take break from serious reading, those can't be counted as my main interest.

The most-valuable thing that I have in my life now is the library I have created using the thousands of books I have collected throughout my life. These books made me the man I am, taking me from the kid who used to collect used books from rich people, to the head of the most prestigious publishing firm in the world.

The most important legacy that I pass on to my next generation would be my library and an advice to keep reading alive as long as you are.

PRECIS

THE LIBRARY

The author says that books are the things that changed his world, for better, leading him to become successful in life, to reach the position of the head of a famous publishing firm. His reading progressed through many stages along with his age, from classic to thrillers to philosophical books, which makes him think that people interpret books different way in different stages of life. He mentions that he was afraid to read a book at first and seeing his writing skills, it was his English teacher who introduced him to reading, and he wants to do the same for next generation, for whom he leaves his most important legacy, i.e. his library.