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Aug 22, 2006

"Two kinds of gratitude: The sudden kind we feel for what we take; the larger kind we feel for what we give." --Edwin Arlington Robinson

A Mountain Climber's Gratitude

In 1993, Greg Mortenson became very ill when climbing Mt. K2, the world's second tallest mountain, in the Himalayas. As he recovered for seven weeks in the small Pakistani village of Korphe, he was so touched by the kindness he received that he vowed to return to build their first school. True to his word, he founded the Central Asia Institute, which has built 55 schools across rural Pakistan and Afghanistan. And what was his first source of funding? A $100 check from Tom Brokaw!