International Literacy Day

Today is International Literacy Day and the theme is ‘Promoting Literacy in the Digital Era’. While some of us may not exactly be digital gurus, it helps to know that we can be if we start from a point of being intentional about literacy.

Literacy, defined as the ability to read and write, as well as competence and knowledge in a particular field or discipline, cannot be underestimated.

When we read, we feed our spirit, heart and mind. When we write, we express our thoughts, our sentiments, our knowledge, and our experiences. That is why literacy, and learning for that matter, matters.

If we approach life with a mindset of learning something new every day, we are already en route to progressive self-improvement. We can make learning a lifelong hobby if we care enough to do that for others and ourselves. So, no matter what our limitations in the digital space may be, our progress begins with wanting to learn what we don’t know. We can start from somewhere, anywhere, today.