I was struck today by a couple of things: first that everyone seems to be in awe at the enthusiasm of their mentors not simply for their own subjects, but for all knowledge, and secondly that when we leave the environment of the University, it is much too easy to become complacent about our own enthusiasm for knowledge.
I know we have a lot of things to do in our classrooms, and our days are filled with the trivia of everyday life, so it is all too easy to just float along on the currents of happenstance, but I think it is a terrible pity if we lose the joy of discovery and accomplishment.
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