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How to Be More Alive: Hermann Hesse on Wonder and the Proper Aim of Education

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To flourish, one must retain wonder throughout life. Formal education often beats wonder out of us by teaching us that learning is a chore. But learning and experiencing wonder, these represent among the greatest gifts life has to offer.


“While wandering down the path of wonder, I briefly escape the world of separation and enter the world of unity.”