Gratitude 2013 – Day 12 – Reading
I am thankful today for the skill of reading. I can hardly remember a time that I wasn’t reading. My parents were both big readers and they encouraged that in their children. My mother did not grow up being allowed to read for “fun”, her mother was of the opinion that if you had time to read for pleasure then you had time to work. That changed when she married my dad. I am grateful that I was allowed and encouraged to read at will. Reading – it has made a huge difference in my life.
My parents were the same way – I learned to read from their example and we all devoured books. They open up a whole new world.
Reading opens up the world. I can't imagine going through life and not being able to read something as simply as a restaurant menu.