Why Read?

I love to read. I forget most of what I read. I takes notes to help retain. Still, I lose most of what I put in my head. I have decided that the greatest benefit of reading is not learning--though that remains a great benefit--but filling. If you are in a leadership position--and everybody influences somebody which means that everyone leads someone--then you have to give out. Reading helps fill me so that I have stuff--whether info, ideas, partially formed opinions, or an abundant spirit--to give.