Education and Lifeīs Choices
Linda Weaver Clarke
June 15, 2008
Life is full of choices and we can choose any vocation we desire. What we do with those choices will make our future. Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote: "The future belongs to those who prepare for it."
We must develop our talents and acquire skills, gain knowledge and learn the lessons of life, no matter what age we are. We must learn everything we can through reading, attending schools, and listening to those who have accomplished their goals. I once read "the only thing more costly than education is ignorance." (Unknown)
To better our lives, we must work hard before we can achieve our future goals: by studying and learning all we can in a variety of subjects. Our goal is to take one step at a time until our dream is fulfilled. We should not compare ourselves to others, noticing their achievements and how quickly they obtained them. We should be concerned with our own growth. Hugh B. Brown said, "We are not endeavoring to get ahead of others, but to surpass ourselves."
We must decide what our goal is, work hard, pay the price, and never give up. Helen Keller said, "We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough."
Helen Keller is a good example to us all. She was deaf and blind but she never let that stop her progress. She didnīt want to be ignorant or live a life of mediocrity. She wanted to rise above her circumstances. She went to Radcliff College and graduated magna cum laude, during a time when women were not encouraged to get a higher education. She became an author, activist, suffragist, and a world-famous speaker.
Spencer W Kimball said, "Life gives to all the choice. You can satisfy yourself with mediocrity if you wish. You can be common, ordinary, dull, colorless; or you can channel your life so that it will be clean, vibrant, progressive, useful, colorful, rich."
During this time in our life, we will build character, qualities that make us distinctive. We must find out what kind of person we truly are. We might even find hidden talents we didnīt even know we had.
William James OīShea said, "Character development is the great, if not the sole, aim of education." Character development is an important part of life. Thatīs when we learn integrity, wisdom, responsibility, discipline, and to overcome prejudice. Our intellectual growth is as important as our spiritual growth.
"True education does not consist merely in the acquiring of a few facts of science, history, literature, or art; but in the development of character." (David O. McKay)
Learning integrity is an important part of education. People will learn to trust us and listen to our advice. Samuel Johnson said, "Knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful."
While hard work is important, attitude makes a person successful. John D. Hess said that men are great because they have "a deep conviction for their cause" and the "consuming belief in their ability to do it."
Our life is full of choices. What we make of our life is up to us. The important thing is to do the best we can with what weīve got. Remember that intellectual learning is as valuable as character development.
Written by Linda Weaver Clarke, author of the historical/fiction/romance series: "A Family Saga in Bear Lake, Idaho." To learn more, visit www.lindaweaverclarke.com.
We must develop our talents and acquire skills, gain knowledge and learn the lessons of life, no matter what age we are. We must learn everything we can through reading, attending schools, and listening to those who have accomplished their goals. I once read "the only thing more costly than education is ignorance." (Unknown)
To better our lives, we must work hard before we can achieve our future goals: by studying and learning all we can in a variety of subjects. Our goal is to take one step at a time until our dream is fulfilled. We should not compare ourselves to others, noticing their achievements and how quickly they obtained them. We should be concerned with our own growth. Hugh B. Brown said, "We are not endeavoring to get ahead of others, but to surpass ourselves."
We must decide what our goal is, work hard, pay the price, and never give up. Helen Keller said, "We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough."
Helen Keller is a good example to us all. She was deaf and blind but she never let that stop her progress. She didnīt want to be ignorant or live a life of mediocrity. She wanted to rise above her circumstances. She went to Radcliff College and graduated magna cum laude, during a time when women were not encouraged to get a higher education. She became an author, activist, suffragist, and a world-famous speaker.
Spencer W Kimball said, "Life gives to all the choice. You can satisfy yourself with mediocrity if you wish. You can be common, ordinary, dull, colorless; or you can channel your life so that it will be clean, vibrant, progressive, useful, colorful, rich."
During this time in our life, we will build character, qualities that make us distinctive. We must find out what kind of person we truly are. We might even find hidden talents we didnīt even know we had.
William James OīShea said, "Character development is the great, if not the sole, aim of education." Character development is an important part of life. Thatīs when we learn integrity, wisdom, responsibility, discipline, and to overcome prejudice. Our intellectual growth is as important as our spiritual growth.
"True education does not consist merely in the acquiring of a few facts of science, history, literature, or art; but in the development of character." (David O. McKay)
Learning integrity is an important part of education. People will learn to trust us and listen to our advice. Samuel Johnson said, "Knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful."
While hard work is important, attitude makes a person successful. John D. Hess said that men are great because they have "a deep conviction for their cause" and the "consuming belief in their ability to do it."
Our life is full of choices. What we make of our life is up to us. The important thing is to do the best we can with what weīve got. Remember that intellectual learning is as valuable as character development.
Written by Linda Weaver Clarke, author of the historical/fiction/romance series: "A Family Saga in Bear Lake, Idaho." To learn more, visit www.lindaweaverclarke.com.
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