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In Reply to: Getting an education any way you can posted by Observer on January 29, 2004 at 09:19:22:
Many thanks for your compliment. I've always been a bit of a school nerd, and there have been times in my life when folks put me down for being too bookish. Maybe my time in TF was an effort to prove I could be anti-intellectual? I did drop out of school to join.
After leaving TF and having my kids, I was in school continuously (off and on, part-time, finally full-time) for over 20 years! No way I'd ever go back to do any more school ever again. I just want to enjoy my life, and I'm finally learning how to have fun and not burn the candle at both ends.
The main thing all that schooling taught me is to respect the fact that I don't know much about a lot of stuff. In any event, being a learned person has never been as important to me as being a wise or kind person. Attaining those goals has more to do with attending to the lessons of life and staying open to grace--something anyone can do if they value wisdom and kindness.
