There’s So Much to Learn!

 So many books, so little time…

When I was in school, I felt as though I was always in over my head. I didn’t understand what I was being asked to learn, I had never heard of ‘critical thinking’ and would have been hard-pressed to apply it anyway. I couldn’t wait to get the heck out of school, and it showed in my GPA.

I applied to a small college which had a generous admission policy, not having a clue what to study. The whole idea of college made my stomach hurt, so I was delighted when I came upon an opportunity to join a troupe of traveling actors. The stage! My true passion! And it had a Christian bent which gave me justification to go, because, after all, it was for God!

The concept of an afterlife which was presented to me as a continuation of learning, gave me a mental image of an endless classroom. The thought made me shudder. School? Classrooms? Oh, how it made my stomach hurt even more! Why, God? Hadn’t I been punished enough?

Fast-forward to now. I take classes, I’m in book study groups, I eagerly acquire study guides and ‘further learning’ tools. It’s become difficult to pick just one to work with. Choices! At my own pace! Learning has, at last, become fun. It is a priority in my life finally. How fortunate are those who were able to learn while young enough to apply that knowledge to their lives!

Well, better late than never. Today I’m grateful that there’s so much to learn!