Today I find myself thinking about lifelong learning. How easily we think that education stops when we're handed that diploma or that degree. Truly wise people -- people who lead the successful lives we want so much to emulate -- know that life itself is a continual learning process.
Benjamin Barber stated it well, when he said "I don't divide the world into the weak and the strong, or the successes and the failures, those who make it or those who don't. I divide the world into learners and nonlearners.
"There are people who learn, who are open to what happens around them, who listen, who hear the lessons. When they do something stupid, they don't do it again. And when they do something that works a little bit, they do it even better and harder the next time. The question to ask is not whether you are a success or a failure, but whether you are a learner or a nonlearner."
As you navigate your way through this day, be a learner. Seek more than knowledge. Be a lifelong learner.
"We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge." -- John Naisbitt.
Have an Excellent day!
Dan
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
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Dan,
ReplyDeleteAnother terrific thought! I am reminded of the title of John Wooden's book "It What You Learn After You Know It All That Counts". Knowledge is indeed a powerful tool that can help folks overcome their many differences and get things accomplished.
Dave,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your thoughts. Indeed, while we are swimming in an ocean of knowledge, far too many are drowning due to indifference and complacency.