Knowledge

I am here in Calculus and sometimes when I sit in here I wonder why I am learning this it does not seem applicable to what I will do in life. I know at the very least many people wonder this in many of the basic classes. I can tell you I have no idea what the answer is. We could say depending on your career each of the subjects is useful to an extent. I think it is important to have a basic understanding of many subjects. If we don’t have this basic understanding we will first of all be limited in where we go with our life. But also if we don’t have this understanding we won’t be able to notice and appreciate things in life. Math and science two of the hardest subjects to see how we can apply in our life, can be applied even in just the simplest of ways like costs, amount of food, people, time and the way things work in life. On a larger scale it is used in many careers. History through learning history we actually gain a greater understanding of how a culture became t the way it is today. And who doesn’t want to understand people and their cultures at least a little, you can learn a new approach, and value in life from every different culture. And people are important in life and their culture is important to them so learn it.

                One thing to keep in mind is that with knowledge comes responsibility. I think our knowledge should be used to aid others even in the simplest of things. Another responsibility of knowledge is to share not only just our knowledge but what we have gained from it, like a great appreciation for the simple things, a desire to serve, interesting concepts, human emotions, values, and character. With knowledge we must still learn to slow down and relax and spend time to ourselves and appreciate something so simple.

                People today sometimes “get too much knowledge”, not in the literal sense but figuratively. We sometimes think we know everything we need to know but I can tell you there is always something to learn. Go watch ants for a day that could be interesting, watch a child play or try to help. We are continual students of the world, people, and god. We must aim to constantly improve something. The most important thing to know is that you have more to learn.