Reading is not just about learning a skill, nor is it just about learning how (use) words better. Reading is a kind of (communicate).
Many famous people in different (country) agree that if you want to become certain kind of person, you should try your best to spend time with people like that.
If you want to become someone with good manners, you should try to make friends with people who behave(good) in social life.
If you want to become some learned, you should try to talk with those learned people.
If you want to become someone successful, you should surely communicate with those who are successful. As they may be much(wise) and stronger than us.
But (unlucky), those excellent people are usually far away from us. If you yourself are not good enough, is almost impossible for you to reach them. And this is what reading is for. A book is the embodiment(化身)of a great mind. You can communicate with those great minds reading.
No matter busy you are, don't forget to spend some time reading. If you don't find time to read, you will finally find yourself without any time to live the life that you want to live.