You might be surprised to learn 2 points of advice from Warren Buffet

I recently watch a video on YouTube explaining Warren Buffets 10 points of advice to move your business forward. I found it interesting that the advice included continually reading and writing. 

Yes, everyone needs to learn to read and write, most of us learn as children, but to continually do this as adults is just as important. My 87-year-old grandfather reads all the time and has read countless books in his 87 years. He writes the month and year he finishes reading each book and how he likes the book. I think this is to help him remember if it is worth reading again. My grandfather never graduated high school and worked as a commercial and house painter his entire life. But he understands the importance of reading. "Reading helps you continually learn." He has repeated this to me many times throughout my life. 

In the last 2 years of my life I have come across many adults and school aged children who cannot read. As shocking as it seems, in almost every case these individuals were immigrants to this country, born in circumstance where their parents did not send their children to school, or their parents could not read. Sadly, they are not alone in the US. About 14 percent of adults in the USA cannot read or write according to the US Department of Education and the National Institute of Literacy. It is truly a national crisis that many don't pay attention too. 

I was recently told of a story of a women who had to testify in court. The lawyer asked her to spell her name, which is common practice when testifying in a court setting. The woman hesitated, then spelled her first name wrong. Her attorney then asked her to spell her last name. She could not. 

Where did us as humankind go wrong when so many cannot read or write. Those 14 percent of people in the US that cannot read or write are missing out on so much in their life. How can they improve upon their life? How can they teach their children to read or help them with homework. They can't.  In the past 10 years, illiteracy rates have not improved in the US. It makes sense to me why it stays the same. If you don't teach the parents, how can they teach their children.