School of Life

The PAST is where you learned the Lesson. The FUTURE is where you Apply the Lesson.

~Unknown

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You've heard it said before, "knowledge is power."  Knowledge is not power.  Application of knowledge is power.  What good does it do for a person to acquire a wealth of knowledge, but do nothing with it?  One would not study for a test and then not take it.  Talk about the irony of it.  Somebody who possesses a wealth a knowledge would be considered "smart."  But, only a "fool" would possess such knowledge and do nothing with it. 

Knowledge comes from learning.  Learning comes from a lesson.  A lesson is intended to teach or instruct.  Life's greatest teacher is our own experiences.  Hence, we are all students in the "School of Life."  Being students, we get to go to school every day to acquire more knowledge.  Every day offers us a lesson or two about life, about ourselves, and about others.  Beware of leading such a hectic life that you either miss the lesson(s) to be learned or you are not paying attention to it.  Being good students, we need to do our homework, which covers the lesson(s) to be learned

So, here is your daily homework assignment: 

1) Set aside some time to reflect upon the day and think about the lesson(s) life has taught you.  Ask yourself, "What lesson(s) did I learn today."   There is a lesson or two, you just might have to spend a little time looking for it. 

2) (Keep a journal) and list the lesson(s) you've learned.  Note how the lesson(s) came about and how you feel about the lesson(s).  Note:  This could become a family keepsake for generations to come.

3) List how you will consistently apply the lesson(s) in your life.  

4) The most important part of your homework assignment is that you put it into action.

Don't be one of those students who does the homework (acquires the knowledge) but fails to turn it in (apply the knowledge), for only a "fool" would do something like that.

In the "School of Life" you can be a student for life and you can go to school as much as you wish.   So the opportunity to acquire knowledge from life's greatest teacher is limitless.  Take advantage of the lessons to be learned by doing your homework!   Remember, knowledge is simply knowledge; it’s the application of knowledge that is powerful!         

Always be a student, never stop learning, and never stop applying what you’ve learned, for if you do, I can pretty much assure you that your report card in the “School of Life” will have nothing but A’s.

It’s your life:  live it, love it & celebrate it!
MJD