"Brush up on, burn midnight oil, commit to memory, crack the books, get down pat, get the hang of, major in, minor in, pore over, soak up, specialize in, take course, wade through"- These are the dictionary meanings for the word 'learn'. Going through them, one would not just imagine 'learning' to be a cumbersome task but something that would drain them off.
I have come across a few quotes on learning that paint it a little better...“Education is learning what you didn't even know you didn't know.” - Daniel J. Boorstin quotes (American social historian and educator, 1914).
This one makes you feel good.. it actually makes you feel that not knowing something is not that bad! You would eventually learn it sometime. But then, this one - “Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.” - Benjamin Franklin quotes (American Statesman, Scientist, Philosopher, Printer, Writer and Inventor. 1706-1790). Which implies the willingness to learn is much bigger a need than Learning itself!
Well, I chose to write about 'learning', as this is what I have been doing in the past few months. I have now developed a love towards it and I trust myself to get addicted to it. I knew it for a long time now that I need to learn something everyday and I have been tarrying it, until my friend, put it through to me in a tone that I will hear! And yes I did!
What is my learning for the day? Answer this daily.. it helps us grow!
Hmmm good to know that. And whoever helped u realise the importance of learning, i can rephrase in one sentence
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She is a very good friend of mine. Well, you know what? I find this one to be more relevant to my current situation - “We learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself.”
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Interesting subject to ponder!
ReplyDeleteHere's my take - learn as much as you can - it bars all the pseudo condones that we are stuck in. Learning is divine and makes you feel worthy!
Am so happy to see you blog re...you owe an article every week from now on..get ready!!
hmmm...I beleive we learn so many things without even realizing we are learning. Life is the best teacher.
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