![]() ![]() Earl started to be concerned with the disparity between rich and poor as a youngster. When Earl was 12 years old, millions of people were unemployed, yet his mom was fortunate enough to be employed at a WPA sewing factory where she made clothing for the needy. ![]() She instilled those ideas in herd children by reading to them frequently and telling them that "knowledge is the most important thing in life and everything you need to know has been documented by someone, somewhere" so he grew up with these values. Earl's mother, despite her low socioeconomic status, liked to read and recognized the importance of knowledge. By 1933, the worldwide great depression was in full swing, and his father abandoned his mother, who had to rear the three boys alone. Earl Nightingale was born in Tent City, Long Beach, California on March 12th, 1921. ![]()
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