Read and understand,
my children.
The world is not as narrow
as your mind.
If you live a life,
mired in the same mud,
you will never know the
glories of a mountain peak,
power of ocean depths.
Read and understand,
my children.
What you have seen
is not all there is.
What you have felt
is not all there is to feel.
See and understand,
my children.
There is more.
So much more.
Than what you know.
Open your eyes,
to the world
my children.
See and understand.
I knew
though I waited for the words
and hoped through the years
that I was wrong
I knew
though I waited for the time
when you felt safe to tell me
or came to terms yourself.
I knew
though I waited silently
and didn’t tell a soul
I knew.
Every uneducated person is a caricature of himself.
Friedrich Schlegel, 1798
What a profound thought.
Without education, you’re an outline with distorted features. Your worst is accentuated without the tempering impact of learning other perspectives, exploring other values, or discovering alternative possibilities.
Growth of personality happens when you seek wisdom and knowledge.
Shawn L. Bird 