Learning:

 I learned a lot from grade school through high school. I learned even more in the military and later I learned a great deal in college. I have always been an avid reader and when I was out of the military and entered into a civilian profession it required non-ending reading to keep myself proficient. I studied more about my profession than my contempories which is how I managed to continue to receive promotions and salary increases. 

I studied to achieve certain proficiencies that my coworkers were not willing to undertake. I was also tutored by numerous experts. With all this exposure to learning you would think that I was busting at the seams with expansive knowledge. The hard cold fact however is that I actually learned more from our dogs which is far more valuable. I try not to judge people, I do not anger quickly, I am loyal, I try hard to live in the moment and mostly I have learned to love and respect others. These have lasting application and in truth are much more valuable than all the other knowledge which fades with age.