The way how one becomes fluent in his mother language is not by studying it, rather it is archived by constantly talking with people who will correct you and guide you till you'll be able to speak on your own. Those people are known as your parents, school teachers and your friends you're surrounded with all the time. Nevertheless. I had those people at my side, they were there for me, but for a different language, a worthless one, known as Yiddish.
Yiddish, with all its treasures, is not a profitable one. The problem is that I didn't realized this simple concept only after I was married and had to leave Kollel (Torah study school for married man) in order to get a job, to fill the void of the income source my wife had been doing till the birth of our second baby. - Not only wasn't I told and encouraged all these years, from 0 to 22, to read and learn the national language which I will need as a must to make a living, the opposite is true. "It's not for you" was the reproach I received from them whenever I pulled down a newspaper or magazine from above the fridge, and tried to understand or those hard words that were in every part of the sentence.
And you know what, they had a great impact on me. As a great kid, I did everything I was told to. I believed that all will be okay, my marriage, life, financial status, if only I sit and study the Talmud, and follow my leaders. - That day didn't show up yet.
Instead of blaming all day, I took upon myself a project to teach my self English. Beginning with reading, understand word definitions, writing and talking like an American not like a first generation immigrant.
A friend gave me a book called "Evergreen - A Guide to Writing with Reading" Eight Edition, by Susan Fawcett. He used it in college while earning his GED.
I hope I will benefit from this book, and the BEFORE and AFTER will be clear and seen on the quality of the posts on this blog.
Working hard
T"T
