The Transformative Power of Learning

Enlightenment Begins with Learning But Modern People Trust More Their Feelings

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In the summer of the year 386 AD, Augustine of Hippo was resting in his garden. According to his own account, suddenly he overheard a childish voice telling him: “Take up and read!” (“Tolle, lege!” in Latin.) Augustine picked up his book, read a passage and he immediately…