I am reading an inspiring, challenging, and motivating book based on the life experience of Greg Mortenson. The Title of the Book is "Three Cups of Tea" by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin. Tom Brokaw comments on the book with these words: "Thrilling...proof that one ordinary person, with the right combination of character and determination, really can change the world."
This is Greg Mortenson's journey - one man's mission to promote peace...one school at a time.
Why the title: Three Cups of Tea? Hagi Ali, Korphe Village Chief, Karakoram Mountains, Pakistan tells us the meaning of three cups of tea: "Here in Pakistan and Afghanistan, we drink three cups of tea to do business: the first you are a stranger, the second you become a friend, and third, you join our family, and for our family we are prepared to do anything -- even die."
In 1993, a mountaineer named Greg Mortenson drifted into an impoverished Pakistan village in the Karakoram mountains after a failed attempt to climb K2. Moved by the inhabitants' kindness, he promised to return and build a school. "Three Cups of Tea" is the story of that promise and its extraordinary outcome. Over the next decade Mortenson built not just one but fifty-five schools - especially for girls - in the forbidding terrain that gave birth to the Taliban. His story is at one a riveting adventure and a testament to the power of the humanitarian spirit.
A great read, a challenging invitation to build something that will bring hope and meaning!
If you have read this book, or are reading this tale of changing peoples' lives, share your reflections. Or, if you are looking for a good book that will take you on transforming journey,
do read "Three Cups of Tea."
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