Another Way per Sue

As the “war on terror” continues to create more terror, fear and pain for thousands of people in Iraq, Afghanistan, the United States and many other places in the world, I suggest you read Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson (mountaineer and resident of Bozeman) and David Oliver Relin. If you want to be inspired and are looking for ways to build global peace without violence, this riveting page-turner will lead you to many possibilities. The Web site, www.threecupsoftea.com explains this true story about “ones man’s mission to promote peace ... one school at a time.” After a failed attempt to reach the summit Pakistan’s K-2, the world’s second highest mountain, in 1993, Greg Mortenson began efforts to build a school in a remote mountain village. “By 2007, he has established over 58 schools through his non-profit, Central Asia Institute, which provides education to over 24,000 children...”I can’t help but think that had we aimed high when the Peace Corps was established in 1961 and strove to fund that corps at the level we now fund our military budget, we, the U.S., and in fact the whole world would not be in the mess we are in today.


I recently read this book, it was very good and gives one hope that thru education things will change for the better.... eventually.