Tuesday; August 8
One of the things that our society has done very
well in the last century is educate people.
At the beginning of the 20th Century a lot of people lacked a
basic education, but now, over 90% of Americans have a High School degree and
over half of them have at least some college education. I think this is a great thing, but I am also
convinced that there are some things that a formal education can’t teach
us. These principles have to be
instilled in us by influences who care about us and must be personally adopted
by each one of us. Among the lessons to
be learned are: 1). We
need to be good people. Education
can teach us facts and how to think, but we must understand that our value
comes from being caring people who value those around us. Positive role models and mentors who hold us
accountable for our actions are great influences in this aspect of our lives. 2). We
must learn to cope. Not everything
is going to go the way we expect.
Sometimes it seems like more things go again…