The school of life
But ask the beasts, and they will teach you;the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you; or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you. (Job 12:7–8a ESV)
Take a look at the natural world. Look at the plants as they sprout new leaves and the flowers as they blossom. Look at the little birds as they learn how to take flight for the first time. Look at the little kittens and puppies and how enthusiastic they are about each opportunity to explore and learn new things. Learning and growing makes the world beautiful, and it can make your life beautiful as well.
Learn from the cycle of growth in nature. There is constant renewal and growth in both plant and animal life. Life that doesn’t continue the renewal process will eventually die. Growing is what life is all about. I provide you with the opportunities for growth, learning, and renewal that your spirit needs…
Don’t ever be satisfied with what you already know to the point that you’re not willing to learn more…You’ve got to apply the useful things from the past, leave the outdated and cumbersome things behind, and press forward toward the new.
Learning is an essential part of the school of life. At each phase of life, I teach you something new. Then, once you’ve learned all that I have for you in that phase, I graduate you to the next phase. And you continue in the cycle of learning, until your graduation from this life into the next. – Jesus [1]
That learning which thou gettest by thy own observation and experience, is far beyond that which thou gettest by precept; as the knowledge of a traveler exceeds that which is got by reading. - Thomas a Kempis
[1] Activated Learning Equals Progress
