• It exposes you to different fields of thoughts, teaching you that every field of knowledge only gives a partial view to a whole. As one philosopher once said, "When the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail." Thus, studying broadly will help expand your mind, knowing there is more than one approach to any issue, argument, or situation.
• It develops your critical thinking ability. The diverse body of knowledge you absorb will enable you to exam, question, and synthesize information from multiple sources into a unique whole. Thus, you come up with your own interpretation not based on what you are told, but based on what you comprehend and exam.  
• It improves your verbal and written communication skills, tolerance for ambiguity, and a better understanding of the world.

Furthermore, according to a committee report by members of the faculties of Andover, Exeter, Lawrenceville, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale, entitled General Education in School and College, written more than half a century ago, "the liberally-educated man" was characterized as the following:

• "The liberally-educated man is articulate, both in speech and writing. He has a feel for language, a respect for clarity and directness of expression, and a knowledge of some language other than his own. He is at home in the world of quantity, number and measurement. He thinks rationally, logically, objectively, and knows the difference between fact and opinion. When the occasion demands, however, his thought is imaginative and creative rather than logical. He is perceptive, sensitive to form and affected by beauty. His mind is flexible and adaptable, curious and independent. He knows a good deal about the world of nature and the world of man, about the culture of which he is a part, but he is never merely 'well-informed.' He can use what he knows, with judgment and discrimination. He thinks of his business or profession, his family life, and his avocations as parts of a larger whole, parts of a purpose which he has made his own. Whether making a professional or a personal decision, he acts with maturity, balance, and perspective, which comes- ultimately from his knowledge of other persons, other problems, other times and places. He has convictions, which are reasoned, although he cannot always prove them. He is tolerant about the beliefs of others because he respects sincerity and is not afraid of ideas. He has values, and he can communicate them to others not only by word but by example. His personal standards are high; nothing short of excellence will satisfy him. But service to his society or to his God, not personal satisfaction alone, is the purpose of his excelling. Above all, the liberally educated man is never a type. He is always a unique person, vivid in his distinction from other similarly educated persons, while sharing with them the traits we have mentioned." 

These are, I believe, the ideals of a liberal arts education; an education that prepares you for leadership positions that require effective communication, independent thinking, sound judgments, respect for differences, capacity for innovation, and ability to defend your own point of view.

These are the skills that you can take to any job; these are the skills that you can draw upon for a life time.