“No one can build you the bridge on which you, and only you, must cross the river of life,” Nietzsche
Philosophy is great. I have read a lot; understood, maybe half of it, if that. However, after watching the saddest movies on this planet, I am in the mood to write and share some thoughts. I recently have been thinking about this journey of becoming who I really am. I mentioned that University is tough, but Albert Einstein said once that “doing something with such enjoyment that you don’t notice that the time passes”, is true and something I live by. It is hard (salty?) but I love to study and grow mentally. And isn’t learning simply discovering – maybe the discovery of what causes our own ignorance?
Also, it is not only about inhaling a plethora of information but to discover and learn what is within me. I like to uncover my own abilities, to open my eyes for the new, magnificent and maybe challenging things and to find out what my true potential is. What is going on? What am I capable to do and are there ways to enlarge my life? There will always be difficult situation; this is life. But I try to figure out how to cope or deal with exactly those situations better.
I am a huge fan of Bruce Lee and especially like his philosophy on learning.
“We do not have to “gain” freedom because freedom has always been with us and is not something to be gained in the end through strict and faithful adherence to some definite formulas. Formulas can only inhibit freedom and preformations only squelch creativity and impose mediocrity. […] Learning is definitely not mere imitation or the ability to accumulate and conform to fixed knowledge. Learning is a constant process of discovery and never a concluding one.”
“Learning gained is learning lost. The knowledge and skill you have achieved are after all meant to be “forgotten” so you can float in emptiness without obstruction and comfortably. Learning is important, but do not become its slave. Above all, do not harbor anything external or superfluous; the mind is the primary. You can never be the master of your technical knowledge unless all your psychic hindrances are removed and you can keep the mind in the state of emptiness (fluidity), even purged of whatever technique you have obtained — with no conscious effort.”
