Strip me down. Take away everything I have. Take away my house, my clothes, my money. What do I still have? Physically, nothing. However I still have one true possession- my mind. My mind is mine. It cannot be taken away from me. It is always hungry for new knowledge, because the more it knows the more it is; the more I am. Education is food for the brain; the brain thrives on it, it relishes in it. Money cannot buy happiness, but it can buy education, which in my opinion is the closest thing to happiness. Many people say ignorance is bliss, but to me ignorance is a parasite; ignorance is fog on the lenses of my glasses inhibiting me from taking in the beauty all around me. Education is the cloth I use to wipe away the fog so I can see clearly.