We Must Read

     Whoever wrote this, to me, has reached the closest to perfection and understanding as anyone. I believe every dramatic word he says. When i first read this i admit that everything in there went into my brain and straight out the other side. I had a mental shutdown. in my mind i was thinking "i am too young and dumb to understand any of this and i don't understand why it is so important to try"once i sat down and used two hours to try and figure it out, everything became clear. I understood him and why i should read things like The Role of a Scholar. He stated that "if the wits of the present time expect the regard of posterity, which will then inherit the reason which is now thought superior to instruction, surely they may allow themselves to be instructed by the reason of former generations." or, that if you think your kids will take your advice by the things you have learned then you better take advice from those before you who, in all, have lifetimes of information written down for you to understand. Not many people come up with new ideas and if they do then they must understand the ideas already thought up and written down. So if we want to make anything new we must first read, make conversation, prove our idea and write it down. But it all starts with reading, and i think it is very important to read things like The Role of a Scholar.

Liam Searcy