Reading is very important, but hardly sufficient. One problem with over reliance on books is that your world view will be molded by your reading list. You corre

Reading is very important, but hardly sufficient. One problem with over reliance on books is that your world view will be molded by your reading list. You correctly pointed out the importance of reading material you disagree with, but there are often many contradictory ways to disagree with any specific world view. Books must be mixed with a close relationship to people and the world. The world itself can be seen as the "ultimate book", thus the importance of the so-called "school of life". I would never follow someone whose wisdom was built solely or mostly by reading books. No education is complete, or even half complete, without a thorough and direct exposure to different cultures, countries and their people.