Born again? Why? John 3:3

Good morning all! God is good all the time, all the time God is good.  TOO BLESSED TO BE STRESSED!
  Question for you today.  This is personal, and as many may say in East Texas, "you be meddlin'".  First, do you read your Bible?  Second, do you really read your Bible (as in absorb what it says)?  Third, do you study your Bible? (Or just read the footnotes and comments from someone else?)
     How can you understand salvation if you don't read and study your Bible?  How do you know what is God's word or what some man paraphrased, twisted, and used his way?
    I ask you these questions, not to aggravate or irrate you, but to stimulate you.  We all know John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that.........."  Yes, you do know this.  What about John 3:3 when Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the kingdom of God."
   What does this mean to you?  Jesus was talking with Nicodemus, who knew the Bible, but did he understand what Jesus was saying?  Do you understand what I am saying and where I am headed?
    Nicodemus' question was how can one be born again, to go back into his mother's womb.  Before we travel on to verse 5,  I would like to have feedback of what verse 3 means to you.  Are you born again?  How do you know?  Where is the kingdom of God?  Glance back at John 1:10-14.  Thank you for reading.  I do look forward to your reply. Love you all.
   In Christ's Love and Grace
     Johnny