World We Dare to Imagine
I’ve always wondered why I was born into the family and environment I was while others were born into the families and environments they were. It’s not as if I did something to deserve my place; it was merely luck. It’s always seemed so unfair to me that everyone has different starting points in life, but if I had to choose one thing that could potentially place us all at the same starting line, I’d say it’s education. I believe that education is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty that currently exists in our world. While perhaps not sufficient in itself to transform communities, I believe it’s the first step to any sort of sustainable change. I particularly believe in the power of literacy. When someone has the ability to read, both literal words and financial figures, I think they gain so much power in a world that takes advantage of people who don’t have those skills. This newfound power, then, opens the doors for bigger hopes and dreams, both for those ...
