How many of us quit educating ourselves when we got out of school?
"I haven't read a book since I graduated from..."
That's one of the saddest things that I hear, all too often, when talking with older people. I think it stems from a lot of the stuff that they make us read in school. We get so much totally uninteresting junk thrown at us, that we seem to develop the idea that all reading is a waste of time.
What many of us don't realize is that there is a literal wealth of knowledge out there just waiting for us to find it!
It has been called, "joining the great conversation of the ages!"
Where else can you figuratively rub shoulders with the greatest minds from all of history?
Where else can you find all of the wisdom that someone else has accumulated in their lifetime crammed into a format where you can absorb it in 2-3 hours? Is that a bargain or what?
Remember, one of the few things you can take with you when you leave this life is what you learn while you're here!
Don't like to read but are hungry to learn and grow? Ask somebody who has similar interests to recommend their favorite book. Borrow it and sit down and make yourself work through it. Pick a favorite subject that you're interested in and start expanding your mind. You will soon find yourself drawn into "The Great Conversation!"
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Ahhh! Awesome weekend!
Did you ever hear the phrase "Endure to the end"?
I think all too often we misunderstand what that really means. Just enduring for the rest of my life, especially if you plan to live to be 125 like me, can sure sound like drudgery.
After all you can't just endure at the same level for the rest of your life!
You can never just stop and stay at the same level. You will automatically begin to slide backwards! Life is like walking up a "Down" escalator! You have to keep moving and progressing or you lose ground!
I believe "Enduring to the end" means to never stop learning and trying to better yourself!
If you ever think you have "Arrived", pick up a book and read a little while! If you're reading the right kinds of books, you'll always find something new that you didn't know before to begin working on! Or you might just see more clearly a place where you were slipping up but hadn't realized it!
Remember, we don't know what we don't know!
Put yourself on a constant, never ending quest to become the very best person you can! You will never run out of things to do! Even a totally bedridden invalid can improve their mind!
So I challenge you to develop the endurance of an ultra-marathon runner in climbing up life's down escalator! Become a life long learner!
Have an awesome day! Not because we deserve it but because we can make it happen!
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