Reading

I am here again and these same thoughts keep running through mind .
The thoughts that hit me every time I walk the streets, and see the children who have to hustle to feed themselves. 
My heart and my mind barely make sense of why these children are not in school
Not being in school is Ok, because I know a number of very inspiring individuals who never went to school, and a also a number of very inspiring individuals who didn’t gain their utmost knowledge and experience from schools.
There is no space for names in this writing , what I wish to proceed to say is the power of self-education and why it is necessary we employ the youth and every individual alike to read .
There are many stories of how people left the classroom and read their way to fortunes. The many successes people have found out of the classroom sends one message, the people who succeeded went on a journey of self-exploration.
I remember recently something I read from one article and Bill Gates recounts that  he is successful today because when he was young he had the opportunity to read a whole lot ,and many other successful people also say the same; the stuffs that really worked for them are the stuffs they took time to learn on their own; explore by themselves.
The self-learning spirit has driven many to fame and fortune, and one reason for this is because there… you are free to learn what  you want ;all you want , and if you are ambitious enough you can explore a world that is unknown to the world.
The day I realized the power in  self-education, I wish I had taken that course way before now and I wish I had someone to instill that reading spirit into  me and that is what I wish to do now for my fellow brothers and sisters.
These lines simmer through my thoughts now;
I wish I knew
That knowledge breathes unlimited power
I wish I knew
That the quest of a lifetime would be to follow every question that popped up in my head
I wish I knew
That sights unseen far away in distant lands could be brought to my swet senses of vision and imagination
I wish I knew
That I could follow my every curious thought, answer every question and discover secrets that are known only to the elite .
I wish I knew
That the extent of imagination could be broadened and that I could read the minds of every great person who ever lived and possess knowledge that went farther than my superficial understanding.
I wish I knew
That all  I am going through now and all that I will ever want, people had been through it and still have a voice that shares their experiences; their successes and failures.
I never knew
Books could bring the worlds far and near to a juncture
I never knew
Books could bring the voices of people from distant lands to my hearing                    
 I never knew
There is a whole lot about this world that I couldn’t afford to learn through my own experience in this gasp of life but could learn whole lot of it through books.
I will sit no more, to ponder over wonders I can hardly understand.
I will sit with my mind open to every iota of question that creeps up in my head.
I realized there is a whole lot I need to learn to make my life whole and to understand life itself.
Sometimes I wonder how much do I even know about me, why do I have nails, why do I have five fingers and blah blah blah. There are so many whys about me it will take ages for me to find out all the answers I need and the answers I get to know will lead to more questions which will in turn lead to endless discovering.
But why stay still and not read when I can find out and fill my head with so many answers it will thrill me and the world at large.
I believe there is a ladder that shoots up from within us that enables us to climb higher heights when we read.
All who have had the opportunity to read their way out of their ignorance, I know will share my opinion.
There is a lot we can achieve for ourselves, for this country and the world if only we will pursue knowledge.
Pursuing knowledge is a one street to unraveling our potentials and discovering our in-depth capabilities.
Reading speaks the message readily.