Learning
Nov 10th, 2007 Posted in Virtue | no comment »“If a man empties his purse into his head, no-one can take it from him.”
Those who educate children well are to be more honored than parents, for these only gave life, those the art of living well. - Aristotle
To think of learning as a preparation for something beyond learning is a defeat of the process. The most important attitude that can be formed is that of desire to go on learning. - Daniel Bell
It seems obvious to me that learning must be life-long but it isn’t obvious to everyone. Life doesn’t get easier over time, but individual issues can become simplified if you learn. Learning from life provides deep and organic learning. The “ditches in our mind” seem to be cut most deeply by the rushing headwaters of heartbreak and great pain. When learning is painful, it sticks with us for a lifetime. The key of course is to consider it learning, looking past the pain to gain insight. Read the rest of this entry »
