Quick review as it's late and I want to get my weekly post in on time... LOVED Three Cups of Tea, the story of an amazing man who, after (literally) stumbling on an impoverished village in Pakistan after a failed attempt to climb K2, promised to come back and build a school for the kids who had no chance of a future without an education. Not only did he build a school there but after years of working on a shoestring budget, he built dozens and dozens of schools, traveling to this volatile area over 25 times.
When 9/11 hit he was in Pakistan, a hero to the people there who couldn't believe that a foreigner, an American, cared so much about their children. After we started bombing Afghanistan, where he was also helping to educate children, he saw all of his hard work crumble, as local people were killed by our blanket bombs. How, he wondered, did Americans think they were going to try to save these folks (win their 'hearts and minds') by destroying their homes and property? His humanitarian work did more for building good will then American soldiers there to 'free' these people from their oppressors.
An amazing book. I couldn't recommend this one more... an incredible man doing his part for world peace. God bless him and his efforts.
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