Tuesday, October 18, 2011

crash.car.burn[part3]

born to a slave family, this old man, never got proper education. and couldnt write hs name, he had to draw an "x" for signatures and that fustrated hm alot,nd at age 98, he decided that hs gna go back to school, and learn to read and write. faithfuly everyday, hs great.grandchild would drive him to school and back, the old man was focusd and dedicated, nd he glowed everyday wen he came bk havng learnt to write a new word. learnt fast, learnt to write and read his name, and sentences by age 99. and for his 100th birthday, for the 1st time he could read his own birthday cards, and all hs children would write him letters, and he cud read books nw. unfortunately he died in th year 2008 at the age of 103, but by the time he died, he had been awarded two doctrates, had written 3books, and 2 off them were bestsellers. and had a university named afta him.

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