The modern world is like a labyrinth full of blocks of new information, and education is a very important tool for modern people to find their ways in it. As a lifelong process, education helps people to catch up with the pace of the world and live a life of high quality.
The world is changing speedily along with explosion of new information, so people should keep learning so as to avoid being lost in it. A person without lifelong education will gradually become an antiqueChe or she may not adapt to the world. For example, many laid-off workers appear during the reform of state-own enterprises. Some people choose to stay at home and complain of the society. While others try to learn new skills through re-education. Obviously, the latter group find new jobs and have new life. Faced with challenges, people can overcome them by means of life-long education. Beijing municipal government ask Beijing Citizens to learn English for 2008 Olympics. Many people including old citizens begin to learn English from ABC for they want to catch up with the world and help the government to host great Olympics.
High quality of life can be realized by education. Computer is among the most widely used apparatus in the world. If a person can use computer, life will be more convenient for him or her. Writers can write on computer; scientists can save time in counting; housewives can control all appliances in home when they are out. Education makes people enjoy new inventions freely and live a better life. Morever, continuous education can provide people a colorful life. People can make use of their spare time to learn anything they want to learn, such as playing instruments, chess, calligraph and dance. All these aquired skills enrich life.
Education is the tool for us to explore the world, catch up with the world and live better in the world. This tool is useful for all out life. Education is a lifelong process.
