The Importance of Knowledge

We're in an achievement-oriented society which tells us that we evaluate and judge a human being based upon how many achievements he has. We need to help our children to understand the importance of knowledge for the sake of knowledge rather than always trying to achieve. And when you put that pressure on yourself to always achieve and get ahead of the other guy, you miss what it's really all about. Ulcers, early deaths, and even things like cancer we're beginning to find out are related to the kinds of stresses that we have. There's no stress in this universe - only people thinking stressful thoughts.