Let’s begin our vision on the mountaintop. Close your eyes and feel the sunshine on your face, on your back. In your vision, look around and see the beautiful forest behind you, the stunning waterfall beside you flowing into the crystal clear pool. Hear the sound of the water tumbling into the pool, the sounds of the birds, and the rustle of wind through the leaves. You sense the animals in the forest and their benevolent presence. Be quiet for a moment and just appreciate the beauty and the peace.

 

Now notice the gorgeous land spread out below you. See the verdant green immediately below, the shining city off in the distance, the villages in between. It’s time to celebrate the Free, Accessible & Quality Educationof the world’s men, women and children. Begin zooming down slowly as if you were on a magic carpet, counting down from twenty to one until you are at ground level.

 

How truly wonderful! Today we rejoice in the opportunity for all men, women and children to have a free, accessible and quality education. In today’s world everyone over five years old has begun reading at a standard level or above and comprehending the content. Remedial literacy programs are available, but are no longer needed to a great extent. Urban schools now rank at the same level as suburban schools, a level that has been raised considerably from the previous dismal performance of the public school systems. Rural school programs have also thrived. Text books, library books, computers and other learning aids are in great supply for all schools. Quality teachers are well paid, and poor teachers are weeded out of the system. Principals and their staff are innovative, motivated, and decisive--not just looking to skate by, keep their jobs, or sail below the radar till retirement. Parents participate in their children’s education, and they also respect the judgment and the decisions of the educators. All children have learned to truly appreciate the opportunity to receive an education and they pay attention in classrooms and treat the teachers and fellow students with regard. College is open, available and affordable to all who want to attend. Older people in the workforce are going back to school and furthering their education.    

 

Children in Third World counties, Islamic nations formerly under seige by extremists, and in land’s previously at war are finally able to experience the joy of learning. Free schools are opened close to their homes, with ample books, capable instructors, and a will to create educated citizenry who can participate in the economic and social fabric of their nations. Men and women who wish to educate themselves now that the opportunity has arrived are also entering the doors of learning…many catching up with their own children. Higher education is within the means of all who reach for it—whether it is free, subsidized, through scholarships and grants or through work-school programs.

 

As mankind is educated and becomes totally literate, prosperity, wisdom and abundance reign around the world. Superstition, ignorance and darkness have been eradicated by the light of learning.

 

Feel the joy and satisfaction of knowing there is education for all people throughout the world, and that you have been a part of creating it. Just reflect on the feeling of satisfaction and joy knowing that learning is revered and available everywhere. Revel in those emotions of being there. Feel it in your emotional center, feel it in your heart. Now thank the Universe for already granting this gift of learning to all. Feel gratitude for its arrival…for the everyday joy of it. Express your appreciation. Now that you have communicated your emotions, it is time to zoom back up to the mountaintop. Count from one to twenty and allow your magic carpet to return you to the summit. Ready to open your eyes? Raise your lids, knowing that you have played a positive and powerful part in the future. Knowing that you have begun the transformation.