In order for me to be able to do my paid job I had to go to university and do a bachelors degree in biomedical science. I was quite lucky in that my work paid for it, many others in my place have gone on to do a masters degree, again work paid for it because they wanted to advance in the career. That was stopped long ago and why I’ve never gone on to do masters degree because to be honest there’s no point if you can’t advance higher, the other reason is I struggled during the BSc. It was my limit.
One thing many people assume nowadays is that because you have a degree or have gone to university, this automatically makes you brainy, I can tell you it doesn’t. All my degree has done has enable me to do the job I do and give me better knowledge & understanding (though most disappeared after cramming as much as possible into my brain cells for exams).
In other terms….I’m no more clever than you, with the mere exception that I’m more knowledgable in a specific area. I know about biochemistry and why certain levels like potassium maybe raised or lowered. You for instance reader may know about computers, law, gardening, physics or maths – areas im not clued up in. It doesn’t make someone brainy just because they’ve gone to university or college for that matter, it just makes them become more specialised in a certain area.
Remember that saying: “no-one is more special than anyone else. We are all special in our own little way, and all special to someone.” Or something like that. I’m no different to you and no more brainer than you, I just have better knowledge in a certain area and I certainly don’t consider myself clever whatsoever.
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