EXPERIENCE vs
KNOWLEDGE
Words are so powerful that
they could either lead to or mislead from our place of success. How and what we
hear go a long way to not just determine our mood day to day, but also our
overall accomplishments. Such simple statements as “You can make it” or “You will
lose” sink deep into the heart [MIND] of the hearer and create a perspective
that with certainly influence the result of any endeavor by and large.
There are so many notions we
hold on to, guiding our daily activities. Quite a number of these notions are
not absolutely correct. But we hardly do anything to ascertain that before believing
or using them.
We are very familiar with the
assertion – “EXPERIENCE IS THE BEST TEACHER”. It makes us believe that anyone
with experience can actually teach better than the one who does not have it. The
statement above sounds or appear to be true at face value.
But think again…
If this statement is really
true, do we need to experience death before we know that “the wages of sin is
death”? Must encounter failure before we know that if we don’t plan we would
fail? This goes to mean that 1. Experience is not the best teacher. 2. In this
present times, it is possible and better for one to know about something
without experiencing it. KNOWLEDGE IS THE KEY.
The place of knowledge cannot
be overemphasized. Knowledge is far better than experience. Experience is a
form of knowledge but it is never ideal to know something through experience. As
a matter of fact it is better to know about anything before attempting to experience
it. Knowledge is what makes experience interesting.
In our society people believe
that one needs to be successful before you teach or talk about success –
experience. They want you to first have money before you begin to talk about
financial intelligence – experience. They want your marriage to be successful
before you can teach about marital bliss.
It is very wrong to think so. What
if the person you want to learn success, financial intelligence, or marital
bliss from had a bad or wrong experience? It means that you too would get it
wrong as well. We must come to understand that EXPERIENCE DOES NOT MAKE
PRINCIPLES CHANGE. Whether I experience it or not, there is no denying the fact
that if one plans to succeed, and takes the required action, he will succeed in
the end no matter what.
So rather than wait and learn
from someone who has gotten the experience, why not go for the search of
knowledge concerning our desired outcome. It is very possible that the person
that is giving the information may not look like someone who is presently
swimming in the information per se, but if you see that he is practicing what
he is saying, or you cross reference the information and find it to be true
then you can begin to practice.
Take an example from Jesus
Christ, he never looked like whatever he preached. He never appeared as a king,
he was not a millionaire, he had no farm, or any enterprise, he was not
married, but he offered the best and evergreen information on these subject
matter. And we believe him. If we do believe him, why then would we despise
those who have information but are yet to have the experience.
I think if I have the
knowledge of what would make people rich, great or happy, while I am practicing
it, nothing stops me from sharing it to those who may want to follow the
precepts as well. After all, I would have hindered a lot of people who would
have learned from me on the way to success, from becoming successful until
after my success.
The bottom line is that we
should not despise knowledge wherever, and however it comes but let us process
it, try it, and make it sure irrespective of the person or channel through
which the information had come.
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER
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