When I was in 7th grade, I was the kind of student who did well in exams but didn’t really know much about the world. I met a group of students who weren’t top scorers but were incredibly knowledgeable. They won essay competitions and gave inspiring speeches, while I, the “academic” student, felt like I was missing something important. I wanted to be like them, but I didn’t know how. I started to conduct a research about those students. What discovered about them for the first time was that they visit library everyday, they are good readers. There my first desire was born…”to be a good reader”

One day, I decided to visit the library for the first time. I picked the biggest book I could find—a history book—and pretended to read it. I sat there, flipping pages, feeling proud of myself. But deep down, I knew I was just showing off. I didn’t understand a word, and the...