You will likely move through the various spheres of your life with an attitude of sophistication today, taking pride in the richness of your life experience so far. Yet while you may feel expansive and worldly, there is no doubt much you have not yet seen, heard, or experienced. You can grant yourself the ultimate gift of wisdom by acknowledging that your full life has the potential to grow even fuller and making the choice today to become an enthusiastic lifelong learner. This can mark an exciting new phase of your life in which you devote a good deal of your attention to learning all you can about the universe.

We are more apt to put the knowledge we have acquired over time to good use when we realize and accept that we still have much to learn about ourselves and the world around us. Though we may be tempted to fall into a state of complacency, confident that we are as wise as we need to be to effectively navigate life's ups and downs, the benefits of learning go beyond the value of the facts we absorb. By committing to becoming lifelong learners, we also pledge to remain intellectually flexible and open-minded throughout the whole of our existence. We can take comfort in the fact that while we may not know everything, our ongoing quest for wisdom will enable us to live lives of great richness. If you temper your pride with the understanding you have much to discover today, you will retain your enthusiasm for learning.