Our world is constantly changing, and we should be prepared for whatever life throws our way. Most of our childhood is spent learning, and this learning is preparing us to go out in the world to survive. From learning reading, writing, and arithmetic to learning right from wrong, there is a lot to learn to function in this world. 

The absolute best preparation in this world is Knowledge. And you gain knowledge through learning and experience. You never know when you will need something you have learned to navigate a situation that has come to fruition.

My grandson, all of 13, thinks he knows what he needs to survive this world. He sees some value in some of the things that he is learning in school, but most of it he says is worthless. And I try to explain to him that there is a world out there full of things that he has not even seen yet and the only way to be ready is to learn as much as he can. This is all preparation.

As we become adults, we think “thank the lord school is over.” And we think that we do not need to learn any more. But life is one long lesson and the only way to prepare for the school of life is to learn as much as we possibly can.