“Knowledge without practice is useless.
Practice without knowledge is dangerous.” –Confucius
I read that quote and I liked it.
Some imagery comes to mind. i was thinking of the importance of continual education… or ongoing personal development rather. Its a never ending process. I think of the mind much like a sword. Its sharp. Cutting through obstacles and the weeds of deception and lies. It is capable of combating many false doctrines that you’d encounter in life. I think of the mind like a sword. You need to continually sharpen your sword. after all you are constantly using it in every day life. No use going to battles with a dull blade. and after all.. such a waste when a finely honed sword isn’t used. We constantly need to submerse ourselves in truth and education as to develop our mind to the utmost degree. We also need to know how to use our mind. like Confucius says ‘knowledge with out practice is useless. Practice without knowledge is dangerous.’ if we don’t know how to apply our mind, or dont know how to properly yield a fine sword in battle, chances are we will be injured or injure ourselves.
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I dunno. Im in thr mountains in Vermont. Its awfully cold in the evening. Hot in my room tho. The hum of fans saturate the cubicle of living space. Its almost trancing. I am two years ahead of most students here. I took off two years to organize my priorities. Ive matured immensely in these two years in ways i never thought I would. The new students here are lost. Immature. And i dont say that in a negative sense. Fundamentally they haven’t found something worth living for. That is sad, yet they are young. They have no responsibilities, nor have they ever had to take on any. This is the most expensive school in the country. The parents of the majority of these kids are Doctors, Lawyers, Businessmen, or high level government workers. A small minority are here on grants and scholarships. At any rate. A good majority of these kids are under developed. I was probably just like them at some point. Probably worse until i tooks the reins of responsibility. I seek the top five percent of society. err. not society. Society is like a flock of ignorant sheep who sway with the wind and follow the Shepard. I’m looking for the Shepard, but the very best of them. I want to lead. To give them understanding and help them break from the bondage that lack of truth offers. I want to spread the realities of truth. To help people achieve happiness and success and thier full potential. hm.
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The Learning Brain.
William Dare 