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The reason one's elders know so comparatively little is because they have to unlearn so much that they acquired by way of education before we were born. THE REASON ONE'S ELDERS KNOW SO COMPARATIVELY LITTLE IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE TO UNLEARN SO MUCH THAT THEY ACQUIRED BY WAY OF EDUCATION BEFORE WE WERE BORN
for instance, to relieve the victims of sudden disasters--what is a sudden disaster? There's Marion Mulciber, who _would_ think she could play bridge, just as she would think she could ride down a hill on a bicycle; on that occasion she went to a hospital, now she's gone into a Sisterhood--lost all she had, you know, and gave the rest to Heaven. Still, you can't call it a sudden calamity; _that_ occurred when poor dear Marion was born. The doctors said at the time that she couldn't live more than a fortnight, and she's been trying ever since to see if she could. Women are so opinionated. And then there's the Education Question--not that I can see that there's anything to worry about in that direction. To my mind, education is an absurdly over-rated affair. At least, one never took it very seriously at school, where everything was done to bring it prominently under one's notice. Anything that is worth knowing one practically teaches oneself, and the rest obtrudes itself sooner or later.  WHERE TO THROW IT THAT FUND FOR INSTANCE TO RELIEVE THE VICTIMS OF SUDDEN DISASTERS WHAT IS A SUDDEN DISASTER THERE'S MARIAN MOLSEVER WHO WOULD THINK SHE COULD PLAY BRIDGE JUST AS SHE WOULD THINK SHE COULD RIDE DOWN A HILL ON A BICYCLE ON THAT OCCASION SHE WENT TO A HOSPITAL NOW SHE'S GONE INTO A SISTERHOOD LOST ALL SHE HAD YOU KNOW AND GAVE THE REST TO HEAVEN STILL YOU CAN'T CALL IT A SUDDEN CALAMITY THAT OCCURRED WHEN POOR DEAR MARIAN WAS BORN THE DOCTOR SAID AT THE TIME THAT SHE COULDN'T LIVE MORE THAN A FORTNIGHT AND SHE'S BEEN TRYING EVER SINCE TO SEE IF SHE COULD WOMEN ARE SO OPINIONATED AND THEN THERE'S THE EDUCATION QUESTION NOT THAT I CAN SEE THAT THERE'S ANYTHING TO WORRY ABOUT IN THAT DIRECTION TO MY MIND EDUCATION IS AN ABSURDLY OVERRATED AFFAIR AT LEAST ONE NEVER TOOK IT VERY SERIOUSLY AT SCHOOL WHERE EVERYTHING WAS DONE TO BRING IT PROMINENTLY UNDER ONE'S NOTICE ANYTHING THAT IS WORTH KNOWING ONE PRACTICALLY TEACHES ONE'S SELF AND THE REST OBTRUDES ITSELF SOONER OR LATER
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