If I remember correctly studies show that the average person when graduating from college only reads a few books over the course of the rest of his life. My parents taught me the value of learning. My father received an award for Outstanding Alumni of the college he attended. I will never forget one thing he said during his address to the graduates. Never stop learning!
I made a commitment at the beginning of 2009 to read 50 books this year. As of today I am at 41. They range from Insightful books from great theologians and Bible scholars to biographies of great Presidents of our Country. Reading helps us to learn so much more than what we would normally pick up in life on a day to day basis. Out of the 41 books I have read there were some great ones, but the one that I am scheduled to finish reading on December 31st is the greatest one by far and none of the other 41 can hold a candle to the value, insight, lessons, wisdom, or life that it brings everyday to me. It is the number one best selling book of all time. It is the Bible. No book can replace the holy scriptures in my library and I learn so much from it.
To never stop learning you have to recognize the teachable moments that God brings into your life. Every experience, whether victorious or failure, is an opportunity to learn. Look for those moments. Even in the midst of tragedy and pain God can still teach us something. Never get so educated that you fail to keep learning. In between every sunrise and sunset there are moments to learn greater lessons and truths than we can ever imagine.
Never stop learning!
