Educate
I sometimes view life as multiple subjects starring in their own film. The eyes are the camera, the ears intake sound, and the brain records everything, but what if everyone was starring in the same film? I don’t mean one consciousness, but more the same main idea leading to the same climax and final conclusion. Imagine a time in which the human race held the title for most intelligent species in our galaxy? I do believe it is true that ultimate wisdom comes from above and not below and or so, one would think in order for this to be possible, an effort beyond our current efforts would be needed, but perhaps too much effort is holding us back from our true potential. Thanks for dropping into another short segment of The Book of Alexander. It is September 21, 2022.
Think of a society, any society whether it be political, religious, scientific, educational, protective & defensive, general or entertaining. If you look at life in this way, you will notice that there are many sections of government. And in this country or world we live in today (USA), it seems one cannot live without the other. Can you imagine the difficulty in maintaining balance with only so few interested in the importance of these subjects?
A problem I see in the world today is, too many people are living life according to their own agenda, but not many people focus on a world agenda, mainly, the general public. Freedom comes at a cost and maybe, just maybe, the people have been given a little too much freedom, costing us a great loss in moral values and an increase in lack of education and crime. Maybe, our options have been too many. Maybe working together to accomplish the same goal would make a little more sense.
Educate
There are an estimated 1.7 million scholarships granted to High School students every year out of an average of 3.5 million total graduates recorded in 2022. This is about 50% of total High School Graduates. With these numbers, we must acknowledge that our educational system is putting forth an effort to further educate students.
Here are the facts we already know:
Students who come from low income households are limited to career options because they are unable to afford college, even though some of these student might be over qualified. If one receives a student loan or financial aid, under most circumstances, students are left having to pay back these loans. Most of them never do. There is no such thing as free money. Everything comes at a cost. The ability within accomplishing and abiding the terms that overrule paying back these loans are quite difficult. Giving a 17 year old student X amount of dollars is like giving an infant solid food. They are incapable of successfully processing or understanding what is in front of them. The outcome is common sense. Upper Class students are more likely to have a successful career because they have the necessary financial support.
Here are some questions, ideas and encouragements:
Question: Is there equality in this? Is not knowledge more valuable than money? If a student or the average person can learn educational facts on websites like Google or Youtube for the monthly cost of your average internet service, why are colleges charging students money to learn? And if certain information is not attainable for free online, why is education being withheld from young students and the lower class if it can be beneficial to a more advanced and educated world? Here is an educated guess on how to reduce crime: In order to reduce crime, we must provide limited but beneficial options for young adults. Examine the percentage comparison of low income criminals and high income criminals; there is no comparison. It seems almost as if the majority were never going to succeed in the first place. So why create false hope? It was written,
“Blessed are you who are poor, for the kingdom of heaven is yours.”
I believe college education should be free and I mean free without cost. I also find this to be a major benefit to the solution of topics set for another time if, metaphorically speaking, the stars are aligned. Maybe we should encourage an edit in this film-like self-desired way of life everyone is living, and point people in a direction that makes life easier for problem solving and idea generating people around the world. It was written,
“How much better to acquire wisdom than gold — ”
Alexander Garza
September 21, 2022
