~:[CH7 - Day 15]:~ Page After Page

~:[CH7 - Day 15]:~ Page After Page

I've never been big into reading. The most I read every year is the first few weeks of January, when I cover 500-600 pages worth of position papers and another 20-30 topic synopsis that around about 30-40 pages of content each. I always feel smartest around this time of year, as I learn about new topics that the are engulfing the world. My eyes are about to fall out and my back is sore from sitting so long, but it's such a satisfying feeling to complete all of that work. I had a mixed bag of papers this year, but was fairly satisfied with how they turned out. They're not great, but also were not bad. As I scrolled through them, I filled my brain and now I need a few weeks break from any type of reading. I know, I'm dreaming. Regardless, as exhausting as this process was, I think that the knowledge available to us is necessary for us to make the wisest decisions. As we just covered during the Enlightenment, you can use reason to make decision and figure things out, but you are not as reasonable if you do not have as much knowledge! The more you know, the better decisions you can make, normally. Regardless, let's make an effort to fill our minds, not just with academia, but also with experiences that will help us learn and grow, helping us become reasonable people. On MLK day, I guess it's only natural to quote him, "Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from the fiction. The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically." - Martin Luther King, Jr. Now, more than ever, I think we need a properly gain knowledge so that we can differentiate and avoid the pitfalls that we have already faced. Moreover, it's not only about learning, but also gaining a true education, by focusing on something even more important than all the knowledge in the world, good character. As to finish the rest of his quote, "Intelligence plus character is the goal of true education," as without character, we will be lost, "like a whip without a compass, merely wandering nowhere." As while we turn page after page, let's not only learn, but also put high morals, values and character at the forefront, so that we can sail in the right direction. The worlds of MLK rink every so true on this very day and I only hope that the world can see that we are headed off course and I hope we can right this ship, before we lose our way.