three treasures
Mark Twain once said, “Never let schooling interfere with your education”. It’s a witty turn of words that reflects a sentiment that has been common among the public since shortly after public schools began. I like the phrase because it makes the distinction between schooling and education. Education is a life-long process, whether you want it to be or not. Those who take an active role in the acquisition of education have a greater advantage. They have more resources on which to draw for the various challenges that life has to offer. They are more capable in overcoming the obstacles and less likely to find themselves in a bind. It’s not a cure–all for society’s ills. We still find well-educated homeless on the streets. Having the resources and using the resources are two different things. Sometimes a person’s character or their mental affliction is too much an obstacle to overcome.Education is also a treasure to me. More importantly, it’s a treasure that you get to take with you. If you’re not inclined to buy into an afterlife, then accept education for the treasure it is in this life, but if you do look forward to an afterlife, then recognize that education is one of the few treasures that you do get to take with you. The more you acquire in this life, the more you’ll have in the next. And assuming that education continues in the eternities, the more you acquire in this life, the better a foundation you’ll have to start your “real” education. Actually, arriving in the next life will be a big education in and of itself I imagine.
I see two other treasures that I consider eternal in nature – character and relationships. I am sure we could mention other things, but I see all the other things as subsets under one of these three treasures. If you want to impress the God you worship, make sure you are blinged to the gills with these three treasures.
posted by bylaw @ 9:20 PM
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