You know what the most amazing feeling is? Suddenly realizing something. It's absolutely wonderful; I know of few better highs. (I think I'm addicted.)
Working over a calculus problem for an hour, then suddenly understanding how to do it. Living in a foreign country for a year, and suddenly understanding the conversation around you. Reading a book, and suddenly having life make sense.
I've figured out that you know a pleasure is from God if it has a good aftertaste; and it's from Satan when the main pleasure is in the anticipation--after it happens, it sucks. With realizations, there's no bad aftertaste: it just gives you a glow, all day long. Therefore, this pursuit is a godly one.
Maybe I'm using this as an argument to justify my endless pursuit of education and knowledge. Too much of a good thing really isn't good for you, because God is a God of Balance. But this whole learning thing just never wears off. I'm seriously addicted; and I'm not even going to bother trying to break the habit.
Take today for example. I was walking down the sidewalk to class, when the thought just struck me: I'm a music major. I'm in college, and my main assignments every day are to play music and listen to it. How awesome is that?
Now, if only I can remember this a week from now...
"Life itself educates." (Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi)
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:) That is fairly spectacular! I too am lucky; I get to go to school and read about history. :)
I wish I could do that. But I'm not sure what I'd do with it...
You could be a lawyer! I bet you'd be good at it. And you could be something constructive, like an environmental lawyer! That way you wouldn't even have to sell your soul! :D
Because forcing my environmental morals on other people isn't selling my soul as a liberal...
But Adam, don't you want to be a good steward?? ;)
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