Books

Yesterday I got a surprise - I received a package from my university, which was quite unexpected. The set of books for the next course was supposed to be sent to me in about two weeks' time.
I don't think anyone these days gets so excited about books, especially if these are study books and they mean hours of hard work. I think this is because many people don't study because they are interested in someting - in general, or in particular.
Youngsters don't learn at school, because they have better things to do, which is generally called "having fun", and getting to know new things (they don't have to be specifically related to schoolwork) is not fun, obviously. Getting to know things and, what's more, liking it, is shameful and it's better not to reveal this, if we don't want to be called geeks or weirdos.
Adults, on the other hand, have also better things to do, which is generally called "making money". This activity is obviously important in life... But I just feel sad when I think about the times when people actually used to choose to study something they like, because they wanted to be good at it, and, if possible, to connect their future life with it. These days students just rush through exams to get a paper and get a good job :( Are there any people left, who know what passion means? (and not in a physical sense?)