-quote 101

a quote

"to read is to learn"

-yet-

~ sometimes to be able to learn it fully, you'll need to experience it firsthand ~

Author's note: 

~~ I am a lazy, lazy reader… I only read when i have to… or somehow it sparks my interest… The thing is theories are just thoughts, if we don’t experienced it firsthand or just somehow prove its point ~ it will just vanish in our mind or just a forgotten book in the library shelves. Or either it really depends on what’s the objective of these thoughts.

 

For example: Einstein’s Relativity ~ until now it still sparks the interest of many scientist, trying to prove what really Einstein’s point, is this really possible or trying to prove either his theories are true or false.  I guess what I’m trying to prove is that we are constantly learning ~ learning in books is never enough! ;)

PS. Thanks to my kabayan Gabrielle for her found quote: "to read is to learn"…

 

Reviews

[Caradoc]

Oh if only I had the time to read every book that was ever written...

We do indeed learn much from the books we read. And yes, often it isn't enough to simply read the words upon the page. However, sometimes it is the only choice. How much of history do we now know, only because someone unearthed an ancient scroll or some inscription on stone that hasn't seen light for a thousand years?

If "to read is to learn", then to write is to teach. Whether that is the intent or not, when we write, we are passing on knowledge. Sometimes that is knowledge of a lesson, a stray fact, or even the fancies of a wandering mind.

My favorite quote, however, would have to be this.

"Knowledge is power."

I don't know who said it first.

Insightful write my friend. Thanks for the lesson.

-Caradoc

[Pax]

you amaze me yet again my friend ~ wow ~ thank you ~
If "to read is to learn", then to write is to teach.
"Knowledge is power."
~ i love those, its amazing how a quote can bring such powerful thoughts...
i am ever grateful!

[Caradoc]

You're most welcome.

[Rhianne Ney]

I agree with this and that's strange

[Pax]

hey there little sis... thanks for agreeing even though it's a bit strange ;)

[Rhianne Ney]

Haha, yes(: I only read RR's since I can't find the time to check some of the writings here and I closed my RR's for awhile also since I'm overloaded with it.

[Pax]

ok lang yan ~ busy ngayon sa school diba? hope your doing fine, have a good one...

[Rhianne Ney]

Malapit na po ang school e, sa June 3 na po at iyon nahihirapan na po akong magonline. Thanks for the concern, Kuya Pax. I'm doing fine (:

[Dhaye]

Haha. Pax, that quote of Gab "to read is to learn" is quite right for me (I thought) because that time I am asking so much questions to her about a sonnet and I said I have to research about it and read more examples including hers because I find it hard to make one... and after some moments, she posted the quote. So I said, "Ouch! This is for me. I have to read more."

I agree with you that reading alone won't make us fully equipped with what we want to have like knowledge and/or skill. "Experience is the best teacher." Because that time I read and read more examples of sonnet, I can't still understand how I can finish it as a good one. Then, I tried to edit my work, but still find it hard to fix the problem especially in the iambic pentameter format. So, I decided to let it be a simple poem in my own style. Until now, I can't make a good sonnet...because I stopped learning through experiencing the making of it. I am lazy, too. I surrendered finishing what I've started.

A nice quote. Thanks for sharing this. :)

[Pax]

hey ~ thanks, lol - ikaw kasi tanong ng tanong...hahaha
in all seriousness you know we don't need to follow every rule... we don't need to follow sometimes what a poem should be ~ that is why there is free verse... so i think a poem is about freedom of expression, we do what we want, whatever we want... maraming salamat kabayan... don't worry di rin ako gumagawa ng sonnet... ayaw ko pahirapan yung utak ko..gusto ko free siya...lol...

[Dhaye]

Hehe. Nahiya nga ako sa kanya kasi tanong ako ng tanong, di ko rin naman nagawa. Hay, kapag tamad talaga. I love free verse, too....just like how I love rhymed poems. Basta gusto ko sana, try ko yung iba-iba... but my perseverance is not yet developed. Kaya walang learning kasi kulang sa experience.
Pero masyado kang maraming alam na theories. Hehe. Ayoko na rin pahirapan ang brain ko...baka lumabas na to sa bungo ko.

[gabrielle]

dhaye, sorry i have to write on your comment in here.
i saw my name and i feel i need to clarify this matter with you... that quote in my profile is my "default "shoutout" whenever i cannot write anything. it's actually for myself and not to anyone else. nakonsensya naman ako nyan sa sinabi mo sa comment mo. =).

[Dhaye]

Ay, sorry Gab. Hindi ko naman actually inisip na nilagay mo yun for me. Sabi ko nga, I thought it's right for me kasi tamang-tama doon sa time na yun na trying-hard ako sa sonnet pero kulang talaga ako sa knowledge. So I read and researched that time pero parang di ko talaga maintindihan. Di ba, I unpublished that poem pa nga kasi I can't fix my problem with the format. Hanggang ngayon, yun pa rin ang question ko sa sarili ko, bakit hindi ko naayos yung poem na yun. Pero nasagot ko na rin naman... kasi tumigil ako sa pagbabasa at pag-research at pag-edit nong poem. Tinamad na.

Sorry if I've mentioned you here. I don't have any negative feelings against you that time, I promise. If ever there was, it's against myself for not fulfilling my goal that day. Kasi talagang I've tried making different kinds of poems, like you did...Tanka, Haiku, Limerick, Cinquain, Villanelle... but I find it too hard to make a sonnet. Buti ka nga you have 2 pieces.

[Pax]

hehe ~ alam mo Gab minsan wag mo yan seryosohin si lola natin ~ natural talent na niya yan ang pag ka makulit...lol ~ but in all seriousness again... all things is cleared up now...

[Dhaye]

Halu-halo na naman? Gabi na dito. Lol. :)

[Pax]

hahaha ~ wala na kasi yung isa di tayo nalng... may bagong addition sa atin oh... yan si doc Gab, mahal yung per session ko dyan...lol

[Dhaye]

Lol. Ini-invite mo ako mag- per session din, huh? Halata ba ako? Kakalabas ko lang kaya...magaling na ako. Hehehe.

[Pax]

hahahaha ~ di ka pa magaling lola... medyo obvious pa ~ ayan oh in denial kapa...lol

[gabrielle]

me dalawa akong straitjackets dito. mahirap na full moon pa naman. lol.

[Pax]

grabi si doc ~ kailangan pa ba talaga niya ~ baka kailangan mo ng tranquilizer kasi full moon eh... di natin alam...hehe

[gabrielle]

baka ma-over tranquilizer eh. lol. uy, di ka lulusot yung isang straitjacket para sa iyo. lol. hahahaha.

[gabrielle]

nice talking with you here dhaye and pax. got to go na. nahawa ako sa kakulitan nyo...heheh. i like it. ..^__*..

[Dhaye]

Anong straitjacket yan? Ayaw ko nyan..gusto ko curve naman para maiba. Straight...kakasawa ang straight. Saan ka nakakita ng jacket na straight? Ano yun, jacket na walang sleeves? Hehehe....
Sa iyo na lang yung 2 straightjackets, Pax. Mahal naman ang per session mo. Lol

[Pax]

glad to know your enjoying our company ~ ayan si lola naka tulog na ata ~ na unahan mo yata naturokan ng tranquilizer, ayan tulog na tulog na...hehe

[Pax]

glad to know your enjoying our company ~ ayan si lola naka tulog na ata ~ na unahan mo yata naturokan ng tranquilizer, ayan tulog na tulog na...hehe

[Pax]

sus, akala ko na turukan ka na ng tranquilizer lola... kasi i though you were fast asleep/...hehehe

[Dhaye]

Oo nga, 11 pm na pala. I have to sleep na. May pasok pa si lola tomorrow. Kakahiya namang ang nagmo-monitor ng attendance ang late. Byebye Kabayans. Thanks for the happy conversation. Wag pigilin ang pagtawa...Laughter is the best medicine...hindi ang tranquilizer. Lol. :) Nyt!

[Sami Khalil]

"to read is to learn"
-yet-
~ sometimes to be able to learned( learn) it fully, you'll need to experienced it firsthand ~
This is like saying to know fire you have to touch the fire then you will see how hot it is or painful ...The list go on and on in life. In my opinion which I agree with you Mr. Paz is that theory and application goes hand in hand but here is the catch it is not theory any more when it is applied and experienced ( proven theory of course ). Same thing with knowledge we need tests and labs and all kinds of things to prove what we say.
There is another saying : "Actions speak louder than words ",and in your statement :" Experience speaks louder than knowledge" which is true. There is an Arab saying goes like this : "Ask the apprenticed before asking the graduate ".
A very good one Mr. Pax.
Note : I could be (wrong )but learned should be learn.

[Pax]

wow ~ you are really clever and wiseman as i knew you are my friend ~ i knew you are from the very start.... and proven theory goes in two cases - either it's true or false, fact or fiction and so on...

"Experience speaks louder that knowledge" ~ wow, you have said it better than me...
thank You very much my friend...

[Sami Khalil]

Mr. Pax . How can someone not be a friend to a great man and gentle soul like yourself ( other than the dark side lol ) for it is their loss. I'm glad I complimented your words of excellent wisdom indeed. Like they say dear friend : " You can't argue with logic ." and you have done it here...My pleasure...:)