Challenged
I liked school
I liked learning ideas that I never would have taught myself
I liked being put in situations designed simply to challenge me
I even liked being thrown into the grading process
But now my school days are over
And the assignments have stopped
No one is forcing us to learn anymore
It is so easy to stall without the rituals of an active education
And fall into a pattern of idleness
Many do.
As adults there is no curriculum to follow…
Except the goals we set ourselves
With no one challenging me
I choose to challenge myself.
–Stuart McMillen