Tuesday, July 19, 2005

Fortunate

We live in a country where the most degenerated looking homeless person can be seen reading the news paper. How is this possible? Places like Niger have 15% and lower literacy rates and our poorest of poor know how to read. If we can do this, why can't we figure out diplomacy? Why can't we solve bigger problems?

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I really wanted to argue something profound here, but my skills of analysis have greatly decreased lately. Let me just say that Japan has a 99% literacy rate and people chose to live in cardboard mansions under the bridge. I don't know what that means, but it sounds pretty deep, doesn't it?