A Journey Worth Taking
Topic: Personal
Let me tell you where I've been lately. I've recently decided that I require some form of credentials or some universally accepted document that adds some additional validity to my writing. So I've decided to take some night classes at North Carolina State University (Go Wolfpack!) leading towards a degree in Political Science. But just like everything else in life and exactly at the moment when you think that you've got everything figured out, irony comes from around the corner and kicks you squarely between the eyes.

You see, I started thinking and I realized that in order for me to earn the aforementioned credentials I would have to read books and write papers. The problem is I already read books and write papers. I read a lot of books and I write more often than I would if I were to attend a class. Now I'm not saying that I'm against education but I think I've just internally confirmed something that I've been saying in posts found throughout this blog which is that nothing matters more than your credibility.

You can become a PhD, write books, publish papers, work in the field etc., but if you don't have credibility no one is going to buy your books or read your papers. No one is going to hire you, except maybe the Republican party (I hear they're looking for a President), if your word is not credible. That's what ultimately matters, not some arbitrary credential given out by an institution, the validity of which may be suspect.

However, I am going to plug away at getting my degree not for the credentials but for the fundamental reason why higher education is so important; to expand my horizons, to consider the thoughts and opinions of others who I may not even have heard of if not for the introduction by some learned professor. I'm going to embark on this journey, not so that I can wind up at a specific destination but rather so that I may be better able to discern a journey worth taking.