The march of science and technology does not imply growing intellectual complexity in the lives of most people. It often means the opposite.
I had one companion. He was a teacher from the Ukraine who spoke English so we could communicate a bit. I learnt a few Russian words but it was hard to concentrate.
I now work for a finance company in Luxembourg with projects in South America...
Our government is the potent the omnipresent teacher. For good or ill it...
If you don't have a teacher you can't have a disciple.
If we can teach a teacher we can reach more people.