Author James Arrudra Henry Learns To Read At Age 96, Writes Book 2 Years Later - Polidicks

[QUOTE]Jim Henry first learned to write his name at 96. At 98, he wrote a book, WNC reports. The lifelong lobsterman was illiterate throughout his life. But, soon after moving into a senior home, he shared his secret and started learning from fellow residents. Henry then tackled a feat he never thought possible, writing a book. "In A Fisherman's Language" takes readers on a 29-chapter journey of the nonagenarian's life. "I'm in a cloud," Henry told the news outlet. "I'm the happiest man in the world."[/QUOTE] Source: [url]http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/22/author-james-arrudra-henr_n_1107528.html?1321989798&icid=maing-grid7|aim|dl6|sec1_lnk3|114862[/url]

How do you not pick anything up over 90+ years? It seems difficult for me to get my head around.

[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;33393933]How do you not pick anything up over 90+ years? It seems difficult for me to get my head around.[/QUOTE] can you get your head around anything?

It's a shame really if you think about, 90+ years on this planet, and he only now begins to discover the wonders of being literate. It's sad because he obviously doesn't have that much longer to live, he's getting closer and closer to the inevitability of death that it's kind of depressing when you think about it. Still, at least he's happy so that's all that really matters.

[QUOTE=Killer900;33393995]It's a shame really if you think about, 90+ years on this planet, and he only now begins to discover the wonders of being literate. It's sad because he obviously doesn't have that much longer to live, he's getting closer and closer to the inevitability of death that it's kind of depressing when you think about it.[/QUOTE] He gets to die happy.

[QUOTE=Aspen;33393946]can you get your head around anything?[/QUOTE] Pardon me for not being able to understand something completely foreign to me. Since I can read and write fairly well I don't have any ground to say anything, that's why I'm asking if anyone else that may have studied this topic of illiteracy knows how a person can go through 90 years of his life not picking up things.

[QUOTE=Killer900;33393995]It's a shame really if you think about, 90+ years on this planet, and he only now begins to discover the wonders of being literate. It's sad because he obviously doesn't have that much longer to live, he's getting closer and closer to the inevitability of death that it's kind of depressing when you think about it. Still, at least he's happy so that's all that really matters.[/QUOTE] Well, sometimes you can't really miss something you've never experienced before. Though he could probably see what it does for others who could read.

[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;33393933]How do you not pick anything up over 90+ years? It seems difficult for me to get my head around.[/QUOTE] He was probably too ashamed and embarrassed to ask for help.

Well if he was a lobsterman, there may not have been a real need for him to know how to read, I suppose.

[QUOTE=ZombieDawgs;33393933]How do you not pick anything up over 90+ years? It seems difficult for me to get my head around.[/QUOTE] This is America, where anything is possible.

[QUOTE=The Baconator;33396153]This is America, where anything is possible.[/QUOTE] Even a tiny margin of people dominating everyone else.

[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;33394340]I can't even imagine not knowing what it's like to be able to read. I can't remember when I couldn't since I started when I was 3. Holy shit, what an inspiring story.[/QUOTE] look at arabic or something. Thats what its like not knowing how to read I would think.