
It's a wonderful thing to know how to read.
Learning new things, we certainly need.
The news, the weather, magazine's and such.
Yet we take it for granted, when it means so much.
Letters from a loved one. Enjoying a good book
Repairing something. Learning to cook.
Did you ever stop to think that if we couldn't read,
What kind of a life that we'd have to lead?
Did it all happen in the north or the south?
Our past history would only be word of mouth.
It's fortunate in reading what we have become,
From learning, adventures, pursuits, and than some.
To be able to read. How lucky we are.
We were certainly born under a lucky star!
What a blessing it was, to be given our sight.
To see the difference from day and night.
So rid yourself of all your aggressions,
Be at peace, and count your blessings.
To be able to read, there's not much you'd miss.
If you didn't know how, you couldn't read this!