A magazine wants to include contributions from its readers for an article called ‘The book that influenced me most’.

Model Answer: 

Dear Sir or Madam,

A recent announcement in your magazine for an upcoming article of yours, titled “The book that influenced me most”, has motivated me to write a few words about a book that had influenced my thoughts very significantly.

The book was about how a person from a very “humble” family background eventually became the president of a country. It was more like a “biography”, and the author, and also the main character in the book, so beautifully wrote about his struggles and life experience before reaching the pinnacle of success. The book also has many motivating stories and pieces of useful advice.

Until I read the book, I had a habit of virtually blaming anything and everything around me for the bad or negative things that were happening to me. As a result of this, I couldn’t really see my own shortcomings or my faults that were hindering my success. But, after reading that book, I finally got a chance to look at myself – my own negative thoughts and behaviour problems that are – and thereby changing my overall outlook on the world and people around me. 

So, it was a great book indeed, and if it could change a negative person like me, it sure could change many others as well. 

I hope you would mention this book in your article.

Yours faithfully,

Anjali Prabhakar