I’m one of those very fortunate people who have loved my job, teaching, for I think it is one of the most important in this world. I believe that we must understand in order to live richly within ourselves and usefully to others. I’m convinced that misunderstanding and suspicion come from ignorance, and I have faith that most young people are eager to learn and very discriminating as to the values for them of what one has to teach.
I think we must all learn early to distinguish between pleasure and happiness, and that happiness is the byproduct of service. The key phrase in the Bible, to my mind, is, “He who loseth his life, shall find it.” I’ve never been interested in theology, but the teachings of Christ, seem to me, basic to