Your
life must be one long learning experience if you wish to get
the most out of it. Learn from your mistakes as well as your
successes -- but always be sure you draw lessons from your
experiences -- you can only grow if you truly learn from
what you already know.
Learning
is not simply about acquiring knowledge. It's also about spending
your time in useful pursuit discovering the incredible universe
of wisdom that is out there for you to avail yourself of.
You
will never learn everything there is to know about any
single subject, but seek out new knowledge as if it were possible.
Keep on learning wherever you find yourself and in whatever
way you can.
There
are many ways to acquire wisdom -- from the confines of a structured
classroom to sitting next to someone on the train and asking
them about themselves. Whether you prefer reading books, watching
a documentary on TV or learning by example -- just do it. If
you are uncomfortable learning new things in new subject areas
(you shouldn't be, really), then concentrate on learning as
much about what you do enjoy.
Just
don't ever make the mistake of thinking you know everything
about anything. That is a recipe for stagnation, narrow-mindedness
arrogance and hubris. Nobody knows everything. Those that think
they do often understand less of what they think they know.
Learning
something new is always the catalyst for a revelation
that may change your life or the lives of others. If you are
stuck in a rut and you find you are surviving rather than living,
educating yourself in something new is always a good strategy
to open a new path for yourself.
Remember
too that knowledge is a valuable commodity to be collected and
shared with equal fervor. Wisdom must be shared in order to
reveal its true value. When you aren't learning, take the opportunity
to offer the wisdom you have accumulated to others.
