It is unfortunate that people nowadays take schools/colleges/universities for granted so much that they have thought the reason to go to school is to get a job.
Nay, but to pursue and improve one's knowledge and oneself.
Pragmatic? Anything that God has promised is pratical. Hence, predestination is practical (yet many still don't understand this very statement), Christ's second coming is practical, improving one's knowledge is practical.
Those who think only money and job are practical are just too blinded by the materialism of this world.
SOME knew about the uselessness of materialism yet they do not admit they are devoted to such as long as they have or pretending to have something non-materialistic going on in their lives. And if you tell them this, they will assume you are asking them to throw away all their money.
Many knew they could either serve God or Mammon and they should not serve Mammon. But they have reasoned themselves that they could serve both God and Mammon.
It is sad that God has given them brain, but they just want 'yes' or 'no' answer. They don't want to use their head.
[@more@]