I befriended 2 people this month and was surprised to learn that they were not read to as children. One friend expressed it to me directly, and the other friend expressed it to me when the idea of reading to his toddler was foreign to him. They both shared with me the hard long hours their father's had worked to put food on their table; and their mothers worked equally as hard raising the children while their husbands were absent making a living.
The concept to sit down with their children and pause long enough to read to them would have been a luxury because the primary needs to make ends meet was at the forefront of their mother and father's mind.
Education is a secondary need and being educated is a gift. Because when we are educated not only can it allow economic advancement, it also makes day to day living easier. When we are educated, the world is viewed with a different lens, different perspective on life, and better choices are often made.
In meeting these 2 people I had an "AH-HA" moment today and now understand why literacy is so important and why everyone should have an opportunity to know someone who can patiently teach them how to read and further their education with confidence.
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