Here's An Idea That Can Strengthen Your Family

Posted on February 6th, 2012

Another Gray Matter - originally published in the Wall Street Journal from February of 1979 until November 1985.  They were the idea of Harry J. Gray, former Chairman and CEO of United Technologies (reprinted with permission).   For a more detailed explanation see Gray Matter.  This particular Gray Matter was published in November of 1980.

Tonight
at the dinner
table, read
something
out loud to
your family.
Tomorrow night,
let another member
read something.
A news story.
A Bible verse.
A Robert Frost poem.
A cereal box panel.
History. Humor.
Anything.
Each night a different
family member can read
a selection.
Imagine the wide range
of subjects your family
will read in 365 days.
What a stimulating way
to have your children
develop good
reading habits.
We have 23 million
illiterate adults
in America.
We wouldn’t have one,
if each of them had
been served reading
as part of their
nightly diet.
It’s non-fattening,
but enriching.
And it doesn’t cost
a dime.