The other day, during my daily walk, I met a guy. He was sitting on the long steps that lead to the top of the hill where I live. He was just sitting.
He said hello and almost instantly started to complain.
Turns out he lives on the money he gets for the beverage bottles and cans he collects.
When I asked if he had any education or skills, he said that he was smart and could have anything… easy… even a GED, if it weren’t for Math.
What I answered wasn’t empowering but it was true:
If you are bad at Math you are not smart.
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