When I was just out of high school, I thought I knew it all. My head was full of facts that I was sure would give me the edge I needed to succeed in the world. As each year goes by, I know less and less of what once seemed like critical information to know. I can't graph a linear equation anymore, I am slowly forgetting all the capitals of the world, I even make spelling mistakes every now and then. There are times I even feel stupid, like last night when I was trying to do my homework.
Do we actually get stupider as we age, or do we just begin to realize that there is so much information that we don't know? I might feel stupider sometimes, but I am much much wiser than I was when I was seventeen. I might not be able to graph a quadradic equation or be able to tell you what the capital of Turkmenistan is, but I know how to work with people, and I know what it means to be a good leader. I know how to balance my finances, and how to balance today with tomorrow. I can't tell you the value of pi to ten decimal places, but I can tell you the value of family and a select few friends. :)
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