Earlier this week I took 78 books from my personal library to the local used book store in the hopes that someone else can put them to good use. This is not a consignment store, rather a store where they sell books at a discount and you never know what you will find there. I donate my books there and I love this place!
As I was making several trips from my car to the store to bring the books in the woman working the counter wondered out loud how great it would be if I could have the money I spent for these books back in cash. My initial response was Yes that would be great and after reflecting for about 2 nano-seconds I reversed my initial opinion and told her I would decline the cash in hand for the knowledge in my brain. All of us have the opportunity to learn in different ways and those ways change as we mature. I am a dinosaur in that I still read hardcover books and I even read the occasional Kindle book. I know others that attend window university and learn while behind the wheel of their car or learn from video based productions. No matter how you learn school will never be out for the professional.
I am down to about 1000 books in my personal library and not too long ago that number was closer to 3000. I know people who have audio libraries every bit that large and others that have large video libraries as well. The key is the not the size of the library but using the material and handing it off to others so they might learn. I am often surprised to see who wants to learn and at times saddened by those unwilling to do so. Learning and applying information is critical and in the words of Frank Zappa “It’s not getting any smarter out there!”
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