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Though the leaves are’t yet turning in Kansas the question What did you learn in school today? is certainly asked often and probably elicits more than a few eye rolls. But Russ Gerber asks the question in Psychology Today of a much broader audience by suggesting that if we never stop learning our lives are richer.
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I’m not sure when in my life the shift took place, but I no longer roll my eyes at this question, and have actually grown to like it. Most of us can’t wait to be done with school when we’re swamped with homework and reeling from less-than-stellar test scores. But all that’s changed for me.
That’s because my concept of school has changed.
The quote above captures the enormity of the halls of learning I now think of as my campus. When I’m at work or having a casual conversation over lunch, school’s in session. I’m open to being enlightened, corrected, and nurtured.
To be honest, this doesn’t happen without a large dose of unselfishness. That’s one of the chief lessons I’m repeatedly taught as I observe caring friends and strangers all around me. While there’s plenty in the world to suggest that immersion in our own life is what matters, it’s really immersion in doing good for others, wanting to enrich and support the people around us that broadens and enriches our own life. I find that’s a pretty reliable measure of how I’m progressing in this “preparatory” school — the degree to which I value others.
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