Comments on: A Bag Full of Wet Tribbles http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/11/a-bag-full-of-wet-tribbles.html Looking for the 1st century Church in 21st century America Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:37:15 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jonathanhttp://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/11/a-bag-full-of-wet-tribbles.html#comment-32083 Jonathan Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:44:38 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/11/a-bag-full-of-wet-tribbles.html#comment-32083 Johann, easy with the blanket statements. In my twenty years of life, I've moved eight times; close to once every two years. My parents' (and mine, in more recent years) financial situation has been in constant flux, but mostly dirt poor. And yet, me and my six siblings' education has never suffered. At 20, I already have a BA and am working towards a second. Pretty much the same story with my older siblings. Our home life has never been "stable" (except in the Love of Christ) and yet we're all well educated, intellectual, and advocates of true, constant, and never ending learning. Also of note, Dan, is that my dad isn't what would be considered a well educated man. My mom is more so, but still not highly intellectual. Yet, both of them have always put a very high value on education and passed that value onto us. I'd say that's been the real key. We seek education because we've learned the true value of it. That concept of value came from our parents. My thoughts at least, Jonathan Johann, easy with the blanket statements. In my twenty years of life, I’ve moved eight times; close to once every two years. My parents’ (and mine, in more recent years) financial situation has been in constant flux, but mostly dirt poor.

And yet, me and my six siblings’ education has never suffered. At 20, I already have a BA and am working towards a second. Pretty much the same story with my older siblings. Our home life has never been “stable” (except in the Love of Christ) and yet we’re all well educated, intellectual, and advocates of true, constant, and never ending learning.

Also of note, Dan, is that my dad isn’t what would be considered a well educated man. My mom is more so, but still not highly intellectual. Yet, both of them have always put a very high value on education and passed that value onto us. I’d say that’s been the real key. We seek education because we’ve learned the true value of it. That concept of value came from our parents.

My thoughts at least,
Jonathan

]]> By: Wolfgang Amadeushttp://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/11/a-bag-full-of-wet-tribbles.html#comment-32054 Wolfgang Amadeus Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:09:21 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/11/a-bag-full-of-wet-tribbles.html#comment-32054 Better yet- I had a master who once told me that the problem is that I needed to learn how to practice. Like studying, practicing is the key. If your teachers cannot relay that message to you, in a way that is understandable, then, how are you going to progress? As for education to achieve a better salery. If this was still a manufacturing based economy, I would go with that. It isn't however. Now that the Demming methode has basically taken over the world, and most companies-from cars to candy bars, are offloading to Mexico,as well as China, having that great education to push a button, is history. The concept of a Career died in the nineties. World Class Competivness, and all the other things that go with it, have made our industrial workers into Nomads. You cannot buy a house, expect to raise a family, when you work for a company that offloads its emplyees every five years or so- or even better, offloads them permanantly. Its a nomad life now- a person will have more than one career throughout their working life. Its not the forties and fifties anymore. How can a child recieve an education (edumecation) if their parents move every so often, become unemployed, have no finances, lose their home, etceter and et & al? Children need stability in order to be successful. The society we have created, with dysfunctional families, drugs, lack of education, lack of employment, lack of health care..lack of church, is destroying us- I believe IMHOP. This down hill sprial will not stop- unless we put a stop to it. Blessings, Johann Better yet- I had a master who once told me that the problem is that I needed to learn how to practice.

Like studying, practicing is the key. If your teachers cannot relay that message to you, in a way that is understandable, then, how are you going to progress?

As for education to achieve a better salery. If this was still a manufacturing based economy, I would go with that. It isn’t however. Now that the Demming methode has basically taken over the world, and most companies-from cars to candy bars, are offloading to Mexico,as well as China, having that great education to push a button, is history. The concept of a Career died in the nineties. World Class Competivness, and all the other things that go with it, have made our industrial workers into Nomads. You cannot buy a house, expect to raise a family, when you work for a company that offloads its emplyees every five years or so- or even better, offloads them permanantly. Its a nomad life now- a person will have more than one career throughout their working life. Its not the forties and fifties anymore.

How can a child recieve an education (edumecation) if their parents move every so often, become unemployed, have no finances, lose their home, etceter and et & al?

Children need stability in order to be successful. The society we have created, with dysfunctional families, drugs, lack of education, lack of employment, lack of health care..lack of church, is destroying us- I believe IMHOP.

This down hill sprial will not stop- unless we put a stop to it.

Blessings,
Johann

]]> By: Wolfgang Amadeushttp://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/11/a-bag-full-of-wet-tribbles.html#comment-32053 Wolfgang Amadeus Wed, 07 Nov 2007 06:59:59 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2007/11/a-bag-full-of-wet-tribbles.html#comment-32053 Leta- I am saying this rather - ah, as a devils advocate. How do you know we ARE NOT getting more ignorant as time passes. Just look at our track record. IF we were smart- then, trying to create another man, and foresakeing the Lord, wouldn't be an issue. Just a thought. :) Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgang Leta-
I am saying this rather – ah, as a devils advocate. How do you know we ARE NOT getting more ignorant as time passes. Just look at our track record. IF we were smart- then, trying to create another man, and foresakeing the Lord, wouldn’t be an issue.

Just a thought. :)

Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgang

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