"If we listened to our intellect,
we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into
business, because we'd be cynical. Well, that's nonsense. You've got to jump
off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down." -- Ray
Bradbury
It is essential to acquire knowledge
continuously to excel and stay ahead of others. The people who have appetite
for learning and development have better chances of staying ahead of others in
the career race. In addition, it is
essential to apply the acquired knowledge effectively to reap the rewards.
Most of the people acquire knowledge
and retain with them. It doesn’t help in
any way as the knowledge goes when the person goes away. What people must do is to share it others and
make sure that they apply their knowledge in their real lives to reap rewards
for themselves and others. The objective
of any education is not merely providing employment but to help the people and
the society as a whole. When people
don’t use the knowledge or if they don’t know how to apply their knowledge
effectively they will not be able to reap any rewards.
The world is highly competitive and to
stay ahead of competition it is essential to innovate through acquired
knowledge. And to innovate what is
required is the application of knowledge in a methodical and systematic manner
to get the desired outcomes. Some people are more concerned about failures and
they don’t endeavor despite possessing immense knowledge. They must learn to
take risk and explore and experiment in various ways and means. If man did not take risk and experiment he would
have remained in Stone Age only.
People must learn to take risk as not
taking risk is also a risk. A ship is safe when it is in harbor but it is not
meant for that. Remember the words of André
Gide, "One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of
the shore for a very long time." Similarly, man must take risk to enjoy
the life both with peaks and valleys.
What happens when you regret on your deathbed that you haven’t risked
and achieved anything in your life? That is worse than facing failures. Mark Twain rightly said, "Twenty years
from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by
the ones you did do. So throw off the
bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails.
Explore. Dream. Discover."
People must learn that failure teaches
many lessons and it makes them grow stronger with better experience. Hence,
people must take risk and explore in various ways to apply the acquired
knowledge to make this society better that what it is.
"Do not go where the path may lead,
go instead where there is no path and leave a trail." -- Ralph Waldo
Emerson
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