A Heartwarming Story of Staggering Self-lessness

Posted by Lou. The time is 2.00pm here in London, UK.


Today I went onto NZ Herald's site to see dual depressing headlines about the missing toddler's body being found in a drain, and the Boyzone star having drowned in his own vomit... so finding this gem on BBC News was a welcome burst of news of the uplifting sort.

In summary, a 16-year-old West Bengalese boy believes himself to be so privileged to receive a school education that he has started his own school in his backyard to pass on his learning to even more impoverished and disadvantaged children - all done in the late-afternoon after his own long day with chores and school. This is their only chance to become literate people.

It's people like him who will change the world.