The essence of which God asked the angel to bow down to the then newly created Adam was that there was one specialty granted to the new being. Adam has the capability to name things, which, at his best, Adam would be a better being than an angel.
Adam, according to Islamic beliefs was made of soil, while the angels were made of light. True, the angels had contested this, yet they bow down knowing the power of knowledge and wisdom; piety and obidience could elevate a being.
Again, at his near-best, Adam would be better than an angel.
Among the creation of God, Adam can name things. In other words, Adam have the capability of sustaining knowledge and learn things. Here we are with the key word, LEARN.
There could be some of us wondering why do we spent so much time in our lives learning. We started learning as early as the age of 5 to 24. Some of us continued learning to later age. Some stopped at 24. Some discontinue even earlier.
If we observe little children, they seemed to be very keen to have pencil colors and books to play with at a very early stage in their lives like between 2 to 3 years old. I don't know if this is pure imitation or simply wanting to do things like their sisters or brothers do. The reason can be anything but my point here is, what if there is a familiar urge within themselves craving to learn and wanting to know. I have never read anything pertaining to this little phenomenon in little children which I am almost sure there could already be some write-ups to explain all these. If you have ideas, please comment.
So, to learn we have to have teachers to teach us and topics or subjects to learn about. And here we went on years after years learning and understanding various physical and historical aspects of our environment, the world and our own society and others. We spent a lot energy and effort in doing so, and we scored marks, points and grades while doing do. We graduated from various levels with certificates and scrolls of diploma and so on to mark an attainment.
Yet, somehow, out of nowhere we have been introduced to the notion of 'being successful'. It is a sense of being appreciated, and what one achieved in comparison to the others. While the term 'successful' may appreciate a person's achievement from all his hardwork, it could be very poisonuous as well. It could make someone stop at the point where he/she is at, and celebrate. It could also bring a sense of 'smarter than' or 'better than' and somehow all these get into complexities in the mind giving out something that we would term as 'ego' (in normal laymen terms, not ego as in one's selfness).
So, if we gone back to the basic from where we started this discussion, we said that learning requires a teacher and the material to learn about. So, at some point, man stopped learning, either by his own will to cease the process or at a point of when he discovers him/herself being 'all smart'. As we compare, the latter is the most fearsome and destructive.
Man was made, and he is one creation that would ever crave for knowledge. It means that a man would learn as long as he lives. If we think really carefully, we know that we are learning day by day, as intense as we consume food and drinks day by day. Life will be so boring if we do not learn a thing. A lot of time also, there will always be some kind of 'devilish' activities associated with boring and nothing to do time. They come in various forms and shapes.
So, in learning, there is a difference between learning the right thing and learning the wrong thing. Our sense of satisfaction would normally be at its peaks as we learn the right thing, that is the truth. Often enough, to obtain this, we require a teacher. Without a teacher, we would find it very hard to get through the clouds of confusion and not understanding. Often, as a result of not being able to understand and grab the knowledge, people tend to give up.
Man will find it boring if he/she does not learn a thing. Some form of devilish activities will normally couple with the boring/emptiness time. So, can I say that if you do not have a teacher, the devil will become your teacher, in this context? Wow, I find it scarry myself and start recalling times where I get more than a little naughty!
Well, anyways, do you have a teacher? Are you a learner? I think that a successful person is normally a person who is continuously learning new things and he/she is addicted to knowledge and ever, ever so curious. By the way, a teacher is a person that you look up to. A teacher is not a consultant, an advisor or an expert-cum-assitant etc. That way, he/she could help you with your discipline a little bit no matter what your age is. Remember, there is always a little kid in everyone. He could turn red anytime! Yet, that little kid in us, is ever, ever so curious to know and to learn.
Well, kiss the hands of your teacher and happy learning, adults!
No comments:
Post a Comment