Pass it along

It is National Read Across America Day, a day set aside to celebrate the life and writings of Dr. Seuss. No doubt, Dr. Seuss created books that children loved then, love now, and will love forever. And, not just children; I still go around telling my kids, "I don't like green eggs and ham. I don't like them here or there. I don't like them anywhere." If I miss quoted that, I am sorry.

Reading is such a wonderful thing. I had older siblings that I watched go to school. I drove my Mom crazy about wanting to go to school. So, she and they sat me down and taught me to read, write, and count. While it is hard to believe, by the time I started school, I could read a newspaper, count to a thousand, and write sentences. Unfortunately, I didn't maintain that pace but I had a good start.

Today's word isn't a quoted from Dr. Seuss but it is about learning. Benjamin Franklin said, "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."

On this day that we celebrate reading, I thank my Mom, my siblings, all those teachers that "encouraged" me to read. While I may not have enjoyed every moment of the process, I am grateful and thankful to those who helped. Education in general, and reading specifically, is a wonderful blessing that I do not take for granted.

I am also so thankful for all those that didn't just teach but involved me, whether it was mechanics, or constructing, or cooking, or singing, or sports, or whatever. It is your involving me that allowed me the opportunity to learn. My prayer, my desire, my hope is that I can take that knowledge and pass it along.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T