Is it easy to learn?
Do you have difficulty focusing?
Do you look forward to being done with school? Why?
If you had to finish school in half the time, what would be the benefit? Are there any disadvantages to the rush?
If there were no school expected or required of you, what would you want to do with your time before full adulthood?
If education was your goal, what things would you most want to learn on your own? Why?
Some people want to be famous and not worry about the details of earning money with regular hard work or skills. Do you think people who have early fame in life miss out on anything? What?
“The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.”
-(NIV) Proverbs 21:5
dil·i·gent [dil-i-juh nt]
-adjective
1. constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything: a diligent student.
2. done or pursued with persevering attention; painstaking: a diligent search of the files.*
haste [heyst]
-noun
1. swiftness of motion; speed; celerity: He performed his task with great haste. They felt the need for haste.
2. urgent need of quick action; a hurry or rush: to be in haste to get ahead in the world.*
(*excerpts from dictionary.com)
This verse explains the results of diligence vs. haste. They lead to profit or poverty.
Is it worth investing your time and attention to doing things right early on, or will you do what you feel like doing and not concern yourself with the results of your actions yet? Explain:
-Ezra
2010-03-30