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Good taste in knowledge

713 views. 2012-5-13 06:15

My life on Dioenglish has been hardly over one month, but the transformation of mind I experienced could be comparable to a decade of single-minded study, because through writing, the knowledge haphazardly crammed in my little brain has been actually sorted out and properly rearranged. Through this online communication, I have sensed the enthusiasm and the vigor of every writer on this website, the passion to learn and the ability to appreciate the intrinsically beautiful things and useful knowledge is immense. Hereunder I would like to say something about my understanding of a good taste in knowledge.

 

Each year, we have millions of college graduates entering into the society from the ivory tower where they had accumulated tremendous amount of knowledge through strenuous efforts. However, many of them lack the ability to think independently and courageously. Most of the knowledge they obtained are merely cramming of information into the yet naïve yet pure mind. A pliable mind is open to any information they touched without distinction. That’s part of the reasons that they feel so confused in facing of such a complex and ambiguous real society and believe in one thing at one moment and another at another. We need to have a mind of our own with the ability to discern what is good and what is not. Actually from our natural instinct alone, each one of us is capable of distinguishing the right from the wrong, the beautiful from the ugly, one of the proofs is that the most popular significant books or classic masterpieces were always highlighted with some instinctively beautiful, instinctively ethical information that is benevolent and caring to mankind.

 

I, myself, started my learning with cramming of information without discernment, luckily, I had a fundamental fond of literature and philosophy. During my reading, I encountered many great writers like Russel Bertrand, Steven Covey, Montaigne, and Lin Yutang, whose beautiful writing, witty thinking, positive attitude, the profound sympathy to the suffering of mankind and unlimited love to mankind, touched my soul deeply. I could not be as great as they were, but through their work, I gained a positive attitude and quite a rational philosophy of life and a discernment of right and wrong which is a precious treasure and a strong spiritual bulwark against all the toughness of the world. I believe that the knowledge we acquired through such a strenuous effort should be helpful not only to building of a strong and loving society but also contributing to a happy life of our own.

 

Post comment Comment (17 replies)

Reply indiangirl 2012-5-13 08:17
The main point after reading your blog: Try to learn more as much as you can is much better than know nothing.
Reply yaping 2012-5-13 10:15
My life on Dioenglish has been hardly over one year, i love this site very much for now! and i am so happy to know u here.
Reply Richardren 2012-5-13 13:28
indiangirl: The main point after reading your blog: Try to learn more as much as you can is much better than know nothing.
to know more is a necessary step to cultivate a good taste of knowlege, my point is to acquire knowledge with distinction that is beneficial to our work and to our wellbeing as well.
Reply Richardren 2012-5-13 13:57
yaping: My life on Dioenglish has been hardly over one year, i love this site very much for now! and i am so happy to know u here.
i share the same feeling with you, it is indeed a previlege to know everyone of you and share with each other whatever we believe is beautiful and insightful.  the companionship and consultation that we are seeking when we are low in mood, alone under pressure, confused in life are always readily available on this cyber platform. my salutation to this website and to everyone of this website who is far better than those person who would rather spend their time on games, idleness and self absorption. i guess i speak too much
Reply Soar 2012-5-13 15:53
Richardren: i share the same feeling with you, it is indeed a previlege to know everyone of you and share with each other whatever we believe is beautiful and ins
I am lucky to read so many wonderful thoughts here. Finally i found the meaning of learning English.
Reply yaping 2012-5-13 18:39
Richardren: i share the same feeling with you, it is indeed a previlege to know everyone of you and share with each other whatever we believe is beautiful and ins
No,ur words r perfect!  here we always know more bout others,and here we can share anything that we want to share with others! here we can get so much!! And now, open the computer every day the first thing is to open this website, it unwittingly becomes a habit of life.
Reply 逍遥飞吧 2012-5-13 20:55
in my opinion , your english is much better than mine . l envy your ablity to express yourself in engish .
Reply Richardren 2012-5-13 20:57
Soar: I am lucky to read so many wonderful thoughts here. Finally i found the meaning of learning English.
it's my luck to know you too! and i believe a genuine interest in learning a foreign language could give us so much fun and knowlege as well, it is a challenge indeed but it is always exciting to meet any challenge in our life.
Reply snowflying 2012-5-13 21:48
my friend, i must say my first word that i'm wondering how you make your english expression so rich and fluent. to read your blogs, many new words to me indeed, it;s firstly another "knowledge" to fill my poor memory of english. if no my dictionary, really don;t know how to accompilsh your full article. admire your numberous vacabulary inyour brain. that's not my goal, maybe forever can't reach.

learning is longtime even with our lifetime to do. whether what we want or we should learn, we are always learning in life actually. not only from textbooks, from society, but also from other people , from reality, from life itself. you do have outsanding insight on viewing things,maybe due to your wide rich learning fron knowledge?   philosophy is my love, always think it may make people become more clear in our soul,that's a clean and calm world. actually as long as we like, any knowledge will be our enjoying, will be worth of tasting in the knowledge sea.
Reply loly90 2012-5-13 22:05
Dear Richardren, how can you learn english so well? I wonder if you had worked very hard so that you reached so high a level. When can i be half of your english level? I'll be very happy then
Reply Richardren 2012-5-14 18:55
snowflying: my friend, i must say my first word that i'm wondering how you make your english expression so rich and fluent. to read your blogs, many new words to
dear friend, your comment is always generous and benevolent, maybe you don't have so many vocabulary but you do have a beautiful mind and a kind heart that are far more important than other things.  you are right about the knowledge is not only from textbook, but also from real life, from other people. somebody said that the new century is an era of wisdom. i guess only when knowledge combined with real life that a mind of wisdom is possible.  have a good evening!
Reply Richardren 2012-5-14 19:00
loly90: Dear Richardren, how can you learn english so well? I wonder if you had worked very hard so that you reached so high a level. When can i be half of yo
dear loly, thank you for your kind and generous words. you could be happy for just being yourself, hehe, it is a beautiful mind that is charming, and a confident and kind heart that you can win the world.
Reply Elinor 2012-5-26 00:48
After reading your words, i am inspired by them. I want to read as much as possoble to improve myself through literature, philosoph and other kinds of books.It's my honour to know you!
Reply Richardren 2012-5-26 02:25
Elinor: After reading your words, i am inspired by them. I want to read as much as possoble to improve myself through literature, philosoph and other kinds of
nice to know you, Elinor! surely our mind will be enriched through reading wonderful books. let us share and learn together. cheers.
Reply Elinor 2012-5-26 07:46
can you recommend some wonderful books to me? I will be very grateful.
Reply Richardren 2012-5-30 04:34
Elinor: can you recommend some wonderful books to me? I will be very grateful.
i have been thinking about your question for long time, which book shall i recommend, it is a question, each person has his /her own taste. a mind boggling book to me mayby a trash to you, haha. anyway, it is not polite not to answer question, so i introduce you to my favorite author, Bertrand russel, his master piece "the conquest of happiness" is the favorite of my favorites. if you like it, don't forget to share your feeling with me. if not, just forget it. hehe
Reply Elinor 2012-6-2 00:35
thank you for your recommendation, I wil.

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