APAD: Teachers die, but books live on

Not sure the origin of this proverb.  It means that books teach us wisdom of thousands of years. Teachers come and go, but books carry on. That’s why we can still access wisdom of greats such as Aristotle, Seneca, and Socrates nearly two thousand years after they walked on this planet (note Confucius was even longer).

No disrespect to teachers, as that is one of the most meaningful professions in my view. But books are immortal and last much longer than any of us.
 
I was an avid reader when I was young and I truly appreciated that. So I wanted the same for my son when he was young.  Anywhere we lived, be it a rental or our own house, I always made sure there was a public library nearby in walking distance so my son could spend lots of his free time there. That seems to have worked, as he once said: "I can't live without books, I read like a sponge suck in water."

In modern times as it is now, people are always so busy and there are so many temptations around, that young (or not too young ;-) may spend more time on their phones than on books, which might be a drawback in human progress. 

Sorry I might be boring you, but “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” - Frederick Douglas

Happy (another) Monday!

 

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三十多年。嘿嘿 business is business -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2024 postreply 06:43:18

1 can see further by standing upon shoulders of giants ;-) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2024 postreply 07:01:32

灾难电影The day after tomorrow 场景。几个人躲进纽约公共图书馆,乞丐教其他人如何在低温中生存, -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2024 postreply 07:11:15

烧书取暖,有些书不能烧,如果人类文明在这次灾难中消失,这些书是在未来人类文明的延续 -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2024 postreply 07:16:34

当然也不忘黑一把人类社会,先争论半天尼采能不能烧,然后找到认为最可以烧的书-----税法,哈哈哈哈 -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2024 postreply 07:20:18

remember thatScene2, in aLibraryFull ofWooden furniture;-))) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (76 bytes) () 06/03/2024 postreply 07:27:32

It sounds like I'd better watch it(pun intended) :-) -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2024 postreply 10:01:01

Douglas also said knowledge makes a man unfit to be a slave. -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2024 postreply 09:58:52

He must have really felt it. -7grizzly- 给 7grizzly 发送悄悄话 7grizzly 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2024 postreply 09:59:25

4sure! he had aFascinating life being a runaway slave & -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2024 postreply 10:17:13

helped 400+ runaway slaves later (with his wife) ! -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2024 postreply 10:18:42

Wow,sounds like“孟母三迁”!Thumbs up!!! -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2024 postreply 10:30:10

The spirits of teachers are permament via books. -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2024 postreply 10:31:43

I also appreciate teacher‘s help. I started to learn to swim -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2024 postreply 10:33:22

with a coach yesterday!She‘s amazing!I hope I can swim soon! -妖妖灵- 给 妖妖灵 发送悄悄话 妖妖灵 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2024 postreply 10:35:23

Good 4 U! I was forced to jumo into deepEnd b4 know how ;-)) -最西边的岛上- 给 最西边的岛上 发送悄悄话 最西边的岛上 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/03/2024 postreply 10:41:02

better than being thrown into the deep -移花接木- 给 移花接木 发送悄悄话 移花接木 的博客首页 (0 bytes) () 06/04/2024 postreply 12:32:18

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