conference and writingmake a full man docx

Reading, conference and writing
make a full man
“Reading makes a full man, conference a ready man
and writing an exact man.” Write influence do you
think reading, conversation and writing have in
making you a citizen of the world?

The major aim is to become and to be a citizen of the
world. One may be a citizen of a town or city or a country
that is easy because the spirit of the place grows into
one’s own blood. However, to be a citizen of the world it
calls for broader outlook, deep understanding and a
judicious appreciation of other cultures; very few people
could claim to be a citizen of the world. But it is plain that
there have been and there are people who have reached
that height. If we analyze and study their lives, we could
see how their education interactions with others and
writings have made them citizens of the world. So let us
see the role played by reading, interactions and writing in
the make up of a citizen of the world.

First of all take the case of reading. One reads for
pleasure or for understanding or for improving his stock of
knowledge. What we read in schools or colleges or
professional institutions is only the basic; they show and
guide what and where to look for. For examples,
specialists like doctors, lawyers or engineers cannot be
content with what they have studied in their colleges.
Unless they study professional publications later they
cannot be up to date. Thus a lawyer may study law
reports; a doctor may study professional magazines and

monographs. For pleasure we read a lot in our own
mother tongue and in other languages as well. The
companionship of books is the best that one could look
for. books may please you and never offend you. The
reading may be light as a weekend magazine or it may be
a master piece. One may read materials pertaining to his
profession or personal interest; he may also read books
on other areas for fun. Thus one may read books on
dozens of different interests and this reading surely goes
to make him a full or an all-round man. Such people of
wide knowledge are really useful.

Very few people are good conversationalists though there
are many well-read men. To be a good conversationalist,
one requires certain qualities. Basically one must be a
good mixer; in other words one should like to socialize and
have the gift of the gab. He must be a good
conversationalist and listener; he must never be offensive
or must not wound the feelings of the others. At a higher
level when a man meets others in conference he learns a
lot from them. To be a success at a conference one must
have the ability to put forth his arguments forcibly, logically
and convincingly. He must have the patience to hear the
other man. He must grasp and reply the other man’s point
of view quickly. This makes one a ready man.

Coming to writing, we write when we cannot directly
converse or talk to. In writing, words are recorded and
once the writing goes out of one’s hand and reaches the
other person, it becomes a record. The right words in the

right place show the depth of knowledge of the writer and
his penmanship. One may write simple, loving family
letters, serious stories, poems, dramas, business letters
and short articles. What ever is written the flow of words
shows the man. You must write what you want to express
in plain, straight forward language avoiding redundancy. In
conversation one may be wandering; digressions are
permissible. However, in writing each word or sentence
must take you forward. We can see this in the great
essays of master writers. The power of written words has
been proved in the great books of the world. The
compactness, the exactness, the sequence of logic all
make good writing. The more one writes the more
chastened he becomes like the polishing of a precious
stone.

So to be a good citizen of the world one must read a lot,
one must learn from companions and one must write.
Then he can become a full ready and exact man.