One of my favorite past times is reading.  I really enjoy finding a good book or a new author to explore.  Do you read much and who is your favorite author?
I don't like reading but would like to start because I see that it's a cognitive process where  you have interpret symbols and get sense out of them 
That's true.  There is a lot of information that can be shared through written word.  It's important that we continue reading and writing so that we can share information with future generations. 
It's an entire means of communicating, I wonder how information would have been easily shared around the world if not for reading