On an Educated Life...

Majortiy of people today spend 1/3 of their lives trying to do well in school - even more if you aspire for post graduate degrees. This trend has got me wondering if what were doing is worth it.

Assuming that we have 60 years to live in Earth, Pre school education would take 2 years, basic would take 6 to 7 and secondary would take 4. Earning an undergraduate degree would require 3 to 5 years, add 5 or more for a Ph D ....

02 (preschool)
06 (primary)
04 (secondary)
04 (tertiary)
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16 years total

16 years of studying... is it all worth it?

Perhaps the world is so industrialized that we need to work for what was previously free. Perhaps we are beating the heck out of our asses for a few men who made the world as it is. I can just imagine how simple the lives of our forefathers were. They didn't have to attend a university to be able to bring food to their families. All they had to have was perseverance and dedication to their cause.

However, as time went on, the interests of some greedy men grew in power. This I believe is the reason why most of us, specially those in the working class are suffering from the pain of wasting a approximately a third of our lives trying to be good enough to the standards set forth by others.

Note: I'm not against the acquisition of knowledge! I actually am an advocate of this grace. However, knowledge should be made available to those who seek it. It is not to be made a passport to a good life. A perfect example is the pursuit of the Ancient Greeks for Knowledge. They did it because of the love of the aforementioned. This is precisely the reason why their pursuit had impressive results.