The More I Learn, The More I Learn

I just can't help but to recognize the more I learn.......the more I learn.

This morning while on the treadmill at the gym I switched form iPod mode to TV mode because the subtitles were intriguing to me. I usually hate to do that because music makes me go faster and TV makes me slow down.   I was amazed at the story they were relaying.  

Nine months ago I would have reacted VERY differently.  However, life experiences will do that to you.  They give you greater understanding and sometimes a profound empathy for others.  Getting older really does have its advantages.  I guess if you can make it through life's experiences, you can gain a lot......usually for good, whether the experiences were negative or positive. 

A couple quotes I love: 

(1) From my father......I don't know who it originated from:

      Often when a man with money meets a man with experience, it isn't long before the man with experience has the money and the man with the money has the experience

(2) Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you want - Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture