A little bit about knowledge

 

Firstly this follows along with learning, as a method for basically " getting better ",

in various ways, perhaps connected to healing as well.  But certainly, one of the

objectives of learning is a thing called knowledge, along with understanding,

information, wisdom, and perhaps other things of that nature.


Now, I just feel that I need to mention, both Richard Feynman and Leonard Susskind,

as examples of two individuals that have been effective in collecting, organizing, 

communicating, and even perhaps discovering new knowledge through investigation.

There are obviously many others who have followed and are following in similar paths.


Anyway, a specific example of knowledge  may be useful.  Most people who use

butter will try to have a spot for it, maybe move it around a bit, but generally try

to be organized about it.  Most likely the reason for this, is what happens when

butter is mishandled. The result is generally " a mess " and usually a mess that

is hard to clean up.  


Now, the key thing here is that the position of the butter is an item of knowledge.

It is useful for the particular knower, but it is also useful for other people

that might get involved with it.  So, it is useful to know this information,

in various ways.


Now if you consider this example a bit, you should see, that the objective

of this knowledge is actions of certain kinds, or the preventions of the

need for actions of other kinds.


So, what does this mean?  Well, it should be clear that knowledge 

can be valuable in more than one way.  Also, looking at the bigger

picture, how we use it, how it progresses or evolves is clearly

important.  Also how it is communicated can often be as important

as that knowledge is, in the first place.


To sum up, knowledge can be confusing, confounding, subtle, 

mostly in short supply and have all kinds of qualities.  

Certainly, we need to reflect on knowledge a bit, have some

gratitude about the knowledge we  do have, deal with it carefully,

and do the best we can with the knowledge that is available to us. 





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