- Hey guys, my name's Ron White.
I am a two-time USA Memory Champion.
In this video, I'm gonna talk about the benefits
of memorizing scripture, or philosophy,
or the Chinese classics, or just old books like that.
There is benefit to this.
And one of the first benefits to this
is it gives your life structure.
It gives you a discipline.
When you're reading maybe stoic philosophy,
or you're reading scripture,
or you're reading these philosophies that are,
have stood the test of time,
it's going to give your life structure.
It's gonna give you some framework to live your life in.
And that is really, really helpful to the human mind,
having structure, having some framework
that you can rely on.
So that's the first reason I think memorizing scripture,
or philosophies, or reading these older ancient books
are really, really valuable to you.
Number two, the next thing is,
is that it exercises your brain.
It exercises your memory.
Whenever you're memorizing these classics,
or these religious scriptures, or these philosophies,
you know actually what you're doing?
You're getting the benefit of the philosophies,
but you're also exercising your brain.
You're also improving your memory skills.
And when you understand, and when you memorize more,
you're gonna create a base of knowledge,
a base of foundation that you'll always be able
to build upon and learn other things with.
You can always learn something new quicker
the more you know about other things,
because it helps you make those connections in your memory.
So number one, it's gonna give you discipline.
Number two, it's gonna exercise your brain
and your memory and increase your base knowledge.
The next thing that it'll do is it'll broaden your horizons.
You're gonna think, "Oh wow, I never thought of that.
"I never saw that that way before."
It'll broaden your horizons.
And one of the really cool things
is if you're reading a book that's two or 3,000 years old,
you know what?
People haven't changed that much.
Your eyes are gonna be like,
"Whoa, that's applicable today, 2,000 years later."
So these books will broaden your horizons.
You'll think about things you never did before
that were written thousands of years ago.
Next, number four, when you have times
of struggle in your life, and you certainly will,
you're gonna have something to fall back on.
You're gonna have a verse, or a philosophy
that you can remember, that you've memorized.
Marcus Aurelius, a stoic philosopher,
he said, "We have control of our mind
"and not outside events.
"Realize this and this is your strength."
That is a quote that I can rely on a lot
when I'm going through times of struggle.
So that's a benefit to memorizing these quotes,
or philosophies, or scripture.
Number five, you are memorizing,
you're learning something that stood the test of time.
You can go to Amazon today or the bookstore
and you can buy books that were written yesterday.
And that's great, some of 'em are wonderful.
But you know what's really wonderful
about things that were written two or 3,000 years ago
and it's still around?
It has stood the test of time.
And when something has stood the test of time,
that might be a light bulb in your head,
"Huh, I wanna take a look at this."
And that is a benefit to memorizing scripture,
or philosophy, or whatever you choose.
Number six, you're focusing on something
bigger than yourself.
You're focusing on something bigger than you.
All scripture is focusing on something bigger than you.
It's focusing on others or in a higher power.
Philosophy is often not focusing on you,
but how you can handle the world.
These scriptures will help you focus on something
that is bigger than you, and that's a very relaxing feeling.
Number seven, memorizing these things
will give you a moral compass.
One day, somebody is gonna approach you
and they're gonna say, "Hey, here's a hundred bucks.
"All you gotta do is tell a lie
"and I'll give you this hundred bucks."
If your mind is full of these scriptures,
and these philosophies, and these ancient teachings,
you're gonna be like, "Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
"that goes against everything that I've been reading
"and learning and memorizing that I know to be right."
Learning these things will give you a moral compass.
It's gonna help you out.
Number eight, remember I talked about earlier
you're gonna go through times of struggle
and it's gonna get you something to fall back on?
Well, point number eight is people in your life
are going to go through times of struggle.
And when they do, you'll be able to give 'em advice.
You'll be able to say, "Hey, you know what?
"I read this, and this is what it said.
"This really helped me relax and not stress so much."
Help others.
Number nine, you should read these books
or these scriptures, because those that don't
remember history are doomed to repeat it.
You're reading history.
People haven't changed.
Read these books.
Those that do not remember history are doomed to repeat it.
And number 10, last one, you're most likely reading things
from another culture.
If it was 1,000, two or 3,000 years ago that it was written,
and it's gonna help you understand other cultures.
It's gonna help you understand the world.
And that is crucial.
So these are the benefits to memorizing scripture,
memorizing philosophies, the classic ancient writings.
It is so rich, it is so valuable, it is so helpful,
and I hope you do it.
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