Have you ever noticed that there are people you know who are literally at the same place today as they were two years ago? They still have the same dreams, goals, problems, alibis, opportunities and the same way of thinking. They are standing still in life. It's like their watch has stopped two years ago, and so did they. Remember that the biggest room in our house is always the room for self-improvement.
A famous saying reads: "It's what you learn after you know it all that counts." I must admit that I am somewhat of a fanatic about this. I hate to have idle time - time in which I am not learning anything or contributing to something. Those around me know that I must always have something to read or to write during any idle moment that comes up. I try to learn from everyone. I learn what to do from one person and from another learn what not to do. Always learn form the mistakes of others. You won't live long to make all the mistakes yourself. You can learn more from a wise man when he is wrong than a fool who is right.
You will never change your actions until you change your mind. An important way to keep growing is to never stop asking questions. The person who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning. "Only hungry minds can grow."
We should learn as if we are going to live forever and live as if we are going to die tomorrow. Harvey Ullman said, "Any one who stops learning is old, whether this happens at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning not only remains young, but becomes consistently more valuable regardless of physical capacity." It's fun to keep learning. Learning brings approval to your life.
Learn from others. Learn to see in the challenges of others the ills you should avoid. Experience is a present instructor that keeps us from repeating the past in the future. Life teaches us by giving us new problems before we solve the old ones. Do you think education is expensive or difficult? Well Derek Bok gave a reply to you: "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance."
