Article September 24, 1990 Issue

Continuing education

Bringing spiritual insight to bear on our education—no matter what level of study we are engaged in—will broaden and deepen our knowledge and understanding.

Joy Dell

When our children were well into their teens, it became possible for me to take university courses—something I'd wanted but hadn't been able to do earlier.

Even though I was happy about this, I was assailed by fears and doubts. Would I still be able to learn? What would our children say if I didn't get the good marks I'd always expected of them? Would there be time, in view of my other duties, to complete assignments successfully?

I found the answer to these and similar questions in a larger view of what continuing education really means. Human life itself can be looked upon as a form of continuing education. It can also be an opportunity to find out what God, divine Mind, is and what man is as God's image, or reflection. This spiritual education teaches us what true being is all about. As we seek spiritual understanding, we are gaining more than theoretical knowledge. We are learning who we really are.

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