[Molten]

Originally Posted by JamesBrown

I think it is important that you recognize that there are all different types of motivation for people, some may be nobler than others but it is all a means to an end, as long as people are learning everyone is winning.

I agree with most of what is said. However, as long as it is a means to the end I don't believe anyone is "winning". Half the fun of a vacation is the journey to the destination. I always use the analogy of driving to Florida(might not work if you live in Florida). When driving to Florida, you can't focus on the sand. Focus on the road. Enjoy the moment your in rather then think about the moment you will enjoy in the future. If you don't do this, you will end up in a wreck. Just like in life, if you focus too much on the end rather then the means your life will end up in a wreck. You can always get out of it and you may enjoy the beach when you get there, but why be so focused on it that you can't enjoy where you are currently? As long as people suffer through education, it is still a work in progress. I've yet to meet a person that doesn't enjoy learning sometimes about something and there is no reason they can't enjoy learning other things if given the right situation. We just need to find that situation and use it. In short, I agree with what you say about having a goal to motivate you to go. But I'd hazard to say a person using education as a means to the end "won". Perhaps I am romanticizing education as well. If so, I'll keep these rose colored glasses for the rest of my life or until they break. Life is just better when you see the world in the right light.

Jason