I Give Thanks for Reading and Education

Best of all is it to preserve everything in a pure, still heart,
and let there be for every pulse a thanksgiving,
and for every breath a song.
- Konrad von Gesner

Today I give thanks that I can read all the wonderful books I can manage to fit in.

I am thankful that I have a college education which is a blessing even 73% of Americans do not share and 93.3% of the world does not have. I shouldn't take it for granted.

• 85% of adult Americans have at least a high school degree and 27% have college level degree.          Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_people_get_a_college_degree#ixzz1ePKA1Zz8

• 6.7 of world have college degree   http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/19/percent-of-world-with-col_n_581807.html

We can help to fight illiteracy and get books to others - click here each day.
http://www.thehungersite.com/clickToGive/home.faces;jsessionid=9B6B24C86F2D02B4D0DC83C04BBA4810.ctg-c?siteId=6&link=ctg_lit_home_from_ths_home_sitenav

I am thankful that I have a computer and internet service. If you reduced the world to a village of 100 people, 12 would not be able to read; only 12 would have computer and only 7 would have internet service.

Resources: http://www.miniature-earth.com/

http://www.reviveamericaproject.com/home/if-the-world-were-100-people.html