owing book and reading books What a strong contrast these two pictures are! In the left picture, facing a host of books, a man lies comfortably in a couch and think:” I have owned so many books!”, while in the right picture, another man sitting seriously in front of an opening book sets a goal of himself — trying to read 20 books this year. What these pictures try to convey is a truth that owing books does not equal to reading them. Books are ladder which helps human to make progress, but they can become ladder only if they are used in a right way. Otherwise, they have no difference with blank paper, which is just ornament. The right way to use books is to read them and absorb them. Only in this way, can we acquire knowledge and make progress. Owning a host of books without reading will just make one look like a books seller rather than a scholar. From my point of view, it is important to know this truth. I find that I have also felled into a similar trap that I collected hundreds of articles from Internet/WeChat moment but never read them. After seeing these picture, I instantly understand how ridiculous I am.