<human>: Why be good at math?
I really can't remember being bad at math. But in high school, I was disappointed with it. I felt it was all about numbers and numbers were more or less irrelevant to my life. At the same time, however, I do remember being quick with learning what was being taught. It just seemed pointless. My other strength was language. I speak, write, and understand German French and Spanish.
Ultimately, math is about learning to interpret, and use symbols according to a consistent rule set. Developing this skill is fundamental to all learning in any field of knowledge. 
In college, after calculus, math becomes about convincing arguments that demonstrate the truth of a statement.
It took me years of studying to really figure out the positive affect math has on my life. I m thinking specifically of the fact that, without math there would be no computers.

Can you succinctly summarize the text in 1-3 sentences?
<bot>: I learned a lotta math only to find it, or ideas from it, affects my  life everyday. I m a future math teacher.