I chose this quote because I think that my dad will like it. Why do I think this? Because one of the most important lessons that my Dad tries to teach my sister and I is to think. To use our heads. To use logic. To be imaginative and curious yet still keep our heads about us. One of the main things my dad hates about the public school system is the fact that you are trained to simply remember information- and then forget it when the test or quiz is over. Not to think about or absorb the information, but just to remember to forget.
It is due to the power of being able to actually think that I remember so many small little tidbits. Nothing is coming to my mind as of right now, but- if you mention a subject I know about... I can still talk relatively fluently about it, even if I learned about it years ago. I thank my Dad for this- he is very open and easy to talk to, so should I ever need help (especially with philosophy- MAN our philosophy talks are the best) he is more than willing to talk with me until I fully understand what's going on, or what needs work. He has taught me to KNOW and contemplate what I am reading and to think out the truth for myself; not just based on what I am told. He is the reason I am such a conspiracist; and such an over-thinker. I think about EVERYTHING. Him being an analyst, he has taught me to scrutinize everything and take everything I hear with a grain of salt ON TOP of teaching me to think: a dangerous combo that has given me the ability to see through just about any lie that is told to me. I pride myself on this ability and use it to its full extent. Alright... I think this rant is over... I just highly agree with the quote. Too many people (and I fully blame the public school system for this) read, remember, and forget... but never think about what they are told. They aimlessly follow orders like little worker bees, never thinking for themselves. Very few think. Don't follow the crowd. Be yourself. And think for yourself. Maddie
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