Blog's Away!

I'm over 40. I'm back in college after 26 years. That's it. That's the premise of my blog. But I'm not alone. There are plenty of over fortyers taking the plunge and going back to school. Are we all crazy? Are we just gluttons for punishment as we do Algebra problems till the brains leak out of our ears? Of course! But it's a good kind of crazy. I don't know about the rest of the crazies, but for myself, the reasons are simple. At first I did it because I want a degree and a better job. But as I started getting back into the routine of being a student, I realized that in spite of the mental exercises involved, I was rather enjoying myself! I like working with new computer applications. I really like working on writing assignments, this blog being an example of that- I guess I don't get enough of it during class, so it had to spill out of my brain and puddle up here. I even like working on those endless damned Algebra problems to an extent, although I still don't know where they're come in handy in real life. Through the haze of x and ys and complex numbers and square roots, I can see a higher purpose than just a better job or a diploma. I can see the value of an education for the love of knowledge. The more I learn, the more I want to learn, and that feeling is a miracle in itself. If we can instill in our children the love of learning for learning's sake, our society would take off like a rocket. Knowledge is the key to enlightenment. We must take our children and give them the desire to flip the switch that will light their lives. I wish I had found that switch twenty years ago, but at least I have found it now, and I will be illuminated for the rest of my life.