' ..profound lessons in life are learned outside traditional education'
Yes, as Murakami says, the point of traditional education is to learn how to learn, and when we do it leads to personal growth and wisdom. Medicine and similar skills need formal education, at least initially, to avoid suffering from someone busy learning from their mistakes.
I don't think education, the system that is, is about making humans. It might inform us of humanity, train us as laborers, pave pathways to future knowledge, but it's just a facet of a human not the human.
' ..profound lessons in life are learned outside traditional education'
Yes, as Murakami says, the point of traditional education is to learn how to learn, and when we do it leads to personal growth and wisdom. Medicine and similar skills need formal education, at least initially, to avoid suffering from someone busy learning from their mistakes.
Murakami has some of the most profound quotes amongst modern writers. One of my favourites is, "I can bear any pain as long as it has meaning."
The way he understands pain, memories, and loneliness is really beautiful.
love these :)
Attributed to Alfred Korzybski
The map is not the territory.
I don't think education, the system that is, is about making humans. It might inform us of humanity, train us as laborers, pave pathways to future knowledge, but it's just a facet of a human not the human.