'today's readers are tomorrow's leaders.' Explain this for 10 marks​

We all hear this from our teachers and parents all the time - "learn from your mistakes".

Agreed. Smart people learn from their mistakes. But wise people learn from others' mistakes.

If you or I make a mistake, it could affect only us and we can probably correct it quickly. But what if our nation's leaders make mistakes? A small mistake can affect the future of our country or could negatively affect our entire population.

We can't afford it. Nobody can afford it. That's where the leaders have to be wise and well informed.

You got the point, right? I am coming to the importance of "Reading".

Why is reading so important?

As students, we face a lot of challenges. Our learning in school is limited to our academic topics. The academic topics are selected by the authorities considering the common interest of the state. But there is a huge opportunity to learn beyond academics. In today's digital era, we can find any books from anywhere in the world on our fingertips.

It gives us insights into fields outside our own experience and helps us apply in different ways. It helps us improve our awareness of the world around us. It helps us learn from the mistakes of others. Helps us to get inspiration from the great leaders and whatnot.

couldn't agree more with what Margaret Fuller said: “If you are a leader, if you want to be one, you have to read. You cannot grow in your leadership without learning from others and that requires reading”, to acquire new insights, you have to read as much as you can. ...

the correct answer can either be a or b because it could be both but you should probally choose b

do you have a copy of the poem?