Hmm...Is it okay for any one to say, " I am knowledgeable."? During my college days I had come across a book called The dialogues of Plato. In it Plato refers to Socrates who had said, " The only thing I know is that I don't know." I have never forgotten the sentence. I am now reading The Tao of Pooh. It's such an easy read and yet so powerful. "Rabbit's clever," said Pooh thoughtfully. "Yes," said Piglet, "Rabbit's clever." "And he has Brain." "Yes," said Piglet, "Rabbit has Brain." There was a long silence. "I suppose," said Pooh, "that that's why he never understands anything." In other words, your knowledge can come in the way of your understanding of something! And another favourite quote: "But isn't the knowledge that comes from experience more valuable than the knowledge that doesn't? It seems fairly obvious to some of us
This blog is a tribute to my parents who are life long-learners and my students whose identity and world views I am responsible for nurturing in the span of 365 days.