Janine Williams, a partner in one of our businesses and a good friend, recently decided to supplement her studies further. As she stood in a queue at UNISA to register for this four-year degree, she looked around her and suddenly felt a little old. 'I wondered if perhaps it wasn't too late in life to study again and to change into a new area of academic focus. Four years is a long time and I would be in my late thirties, creeping up on the big forty, by the time I completed the degree,' she told us.

 

Then she noticed a little old lady standing in the same queue as her. 'I got chatting to the lady only to find that this ninety four year old lady was registering for the very same four year degree as me! This little old lady was totally unconcerned with her age and didn't even question that she would be around to complete the degree or put it to use. She had a thirst for knowledge and she was quenching her thirst, regardless of age.' Janine told us.