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Summary of Three Cups of Tea 

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On a mission to honor his sister’s memory after she passed away from an illness that she had battled her whole life, Greg Mortenson, an American professional speaker, writer, and former mountain climber, climbed the summit of Mount Godwin Austen (also known as K2) in Pakistan to place her necklace at the very top. He fails, but is set on a new path and stays true to this path to the end. He helped build several schools and set up several other humanitarian organizations to aid with the poverty and illiteracy in the region. His story is one of perseverance, hope, and a relentless desire to learn and teach. “What we are trying to do may be just a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.” ~ Greg Mortenson

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  • Summary of Three Cups of Tea
  • About the author
  • What is Three Cups of Tea about?
  • Who should read Three Cups of Tea
  • Topics in Three Cups of Tea
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Greg Mortenson’s orbit

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The accounts of Mortenson’s adventures building schools for girls in the remote mountain regions of Pakistan sound quite dramatic to believe. This is a quite remarkable story, of ibex hunters in the high valleys of the Karakoram, in nomad settlements at the wild edge of Afghanistan. The way some of them behave around conference tables with Pakistan’s military elite, and how they interact over endless cups of paiyu cha in tearooms is quite an interesting experience.

As a journalist, David Relin practiced an odd profession of probing into people’s lives for two decades. He met more than his share of public figures who didn’t measure up to their press. Relin was also opportune to visit several Pakistani villages where he was welcomed like a long-lost family, simply because another American had taken the time to forge peacable ties there. This piece will take us through the last ten years of the story of Greg Mortenson’s existence. It will further branch and fork into the rich and complex aspects of his life, beyond what most could achieve in a lifetime.
Our little efforts can have far-reaching effects. So do all of that “little” that you can.
Here we find a fancy way of saying that this is a story to comprehend by a straightforward observation fully. All the Westerners who traveled down to the CAI’s 53 schools, to visit Mortenson ended up working there as an advocate for the period of their stay, and some beyond.
In times of war, you often hear leaders — Christian, Jewish, and Muslim — saying, ‘God is on our side.’ But that isn’t true. In war, God is on the side of refugees, widows, and orphans. ~ Greg Mortenson
Americans ought to learn from their mistakes, from their flailing and ineffective ways. The Western world has a lot to learn from Mortenson’s life. The likes of the U.S., which conducted a war on terror after the attacks of 9/11, and failed to make any tremendous impact on the peace-loving people at the heart of the Muslim world. There’s a lot to learn from the trajectory of Mortenson’s life. Examine the many insights in this summary, and catch a glimpse of life from the perspective of a social revolutionary — Greg Mortenson.
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It is really by sheer will and perseverance that Mortenson started and completed his mission in Pakistan

Mortenson had to show remarkable resilience to survive the harsh conditions of the mountain and the many hurdles he had to face to build schools. After he tried climbing the summit, Mount Godwin Austen, and failed, he got lost on the mountain. Alone, cold, and afraid, he had to find a way to deal with his present predicament.
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Mortenson’s mission to create world changers in Pakistan was helped along with the aid of formal education

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Mortenson’s time in Pakistan opens our eyes to a glaring reality; humans aren’t so different from one another

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All it takes is one person to see beyond the stereotypes to effect positive change outside their town, city, or country

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Mortenson’s journey debunked a lot of fear and anger towards the people of Pakistan and the religion of Islam

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Trials can be stepping stones to greatness if you take a different perspective on them

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