I like everything you said in your writing, for I have the same feeling as you do; yet I don't have the guts to write them out. On the top of what you mentioned, for me, reading is also a way to communicate with the people of great minds, to gain a wide variety of human experience, and to better understand the people around us. Indeed, if you really enjoy what you read, the vocabularies will come to you alive, for you have touched them, felt them, and connected with them, and they will live with you for the rest of your life.
Your writing style is very impressive, it looks that the writing is from a native English speaker. It is nice to know that you have read so many interesting books. It is said that you can know people by the books they have read; from your book list, I am inclined to think that you are a determined, open-minded, tender, and caring person. You are my role model, and I wish that I could write something like you do. I look forward to reading more of your writing. Thank you for sharing.