"The mind is not a vessel to be filled,
but a fire to be kindled."
--Plutarch
but a fire to be kindled."
--Plutarch
Thoughts of an international idealist stuck in Utah
About Me
- mightybob
- I'm the third of four kids and graduated with a degree in international development. I've been to Ecuador and Romania on orphan support missions and hope to go to Uganda or Mexico within the next few years on similar endeavors. I did a field study in Guatemala and may someday finish my writeup to the point of publication. My favorite color is periwinkle, and I wear argyle socks with everything. I love to bounce ideas off of people. Please, let me pick your brain. Comments are encouraged.
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Cool Stuff - check it out
- * One Year Bible Blog
- * Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
- * Pew Forum for Religion and Public Life - unbiased articles on religious issues
- * Let's make 9/11 a day of service!
- * Online documentaries
- * Project Gutenberg - free ebooks (mostly classics)
- * The Hunger Site - click to feed the hungry
- * Elegant Universe - watch it
Friends (in random order)
- Ries and Shine
- Plastow
- Ramon's Rants
- Thorn Bush
- Burrow ala JM
- Like Robby and Stuff
- Crouching Cow
- Courtney the painter
- Piquantly Parisian
- My Meli
- Baileys
- Butterfly Kisses
- Feathersky
- Go Team Carter!
- BigRedHammer
- the Mighty Guin
- Orange House
- Handsome Holly
- kacher if you can
- Life Upstream
- Sproketruce
- BroadFam
- Chrisso
- Web-Pix
- Rapp Stars
- Happy and Sassy!
- Dancing Through Life
4 comments:
what better way to put it..??
That is a great quote!
This quote totally empowers a person to learn. It shows that the mind is pro-active, not a passive sponge just waiting for some fluid of knowledge to drip on it.
I think there is a lot about Western education that ignores and violates this principle. And I think it affects the way we view our relationships with people around us. I hope I have time to finish this thought later.
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