Ever noticed that in this day and age of overwhelming information we dont seem to be getting any smarter. We are living in a period like never before. My kids know more about most things at 9 than my grandpa did in a life time and yet something is missing.
We are experiencing a fragmenting of knowledge build on half truths, sound bites and YouTube clips. Nothing solid or complete-things that sounds clever or ring or "truthiness" but are void of depth.
Look at these statistics from a recient online article Some Startling Statistics:
1/3 of high school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives.
42 percent of college graduates never read another book after college.
80 percent of U.S. families did not buy or read a book last year.
70 percent of U.S. adults have not been in a bookstore in the last five years.We talk in terms of more and more knowledge, but fail to instill the value of real wisdom. We hide our ignorance in shadowy intelligence.
Value wisdom and seek truth. Put the hard work of study into your life. Read to and teach your children to love books. Build a generation of learners and people who love to learn, experiement and growth in knowledge and truth. Pray to God for wisdom though it costs all your have pursue it.
James 1:5
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