I can relate to this narrative. People will say 'who book help, we need money please'. Poor reading culture stems from no curiosity to know new things. The inquisitiveness that is born with every child is replaced with want, poverty and sourcing for a livelihood. But we can change this. We can become better persons and that is why I'm a strong advocate of kids learning to read books other than their academic books. Learning to read should be ingrained from childhood.
This is very common Sir, I remember a lady asking me "why do you still read when you're already done with school"?. I laughed and responded "the same reason why you still eat even when you've grown so big".
And the worst part is, some will call you names mockingly because they see you reading. And most times I just say silently in my mind, "I wish they knew what they're missing".
I can relate to this narrative. People will say 'who book help, we need money please'. Poor reading culture stems from no curiosity to know new things. The inquisitiveness that is born with every child is replaced with want, poverty and sourcing for a livelihood. But we can change this. We can become better persons and that is why I'm a strong advocate of kids learning to read books other than their academic books. Learning to read should be ingrained from childhood.
Indeed. Indeed. We can become better persons! God bless your efforts in advocacy! May history be kind!
This is very common Sir, I remember a lady asking me "why do you still read when you're already done with school"?. I laughed and responded "the same reason why you still eat even when you've grown so big".
And the worst part is, some will call you names mockingly because they see you reading. And most times I just say silently in my mind, "I wish they knew what they're missing".
I like your response to her!