It always seems to hear the question, "What's the use of reading so many books?" It's like asking, "What's the use of walking?" We're going to get somewhere, so we walk. Use reading as a way to acquire knowledge and skills. But is it actually so? Ask the climber why he wants to climb the mountain, and he will say "because the mountain is there". When we read books, technical theoretical knowledge is only a small part, and there is no clear purpose before departure. But in this process, our minds have been traveling, in dialogue with ourselves, in dialogue with the world. In that invisible spiritual world, there is a tree representing you, it needs to grow, and reading is to give it nourishment. To put it bluntly, you need to fulfill yourself. You don't want that tree to be thin, and you don't want that tree to be twisted.
Bacon said: "Reading history makes people wise, reading poetry makes people smart, calculus makes people precise, philosophy makes people profound, ethics makes people solemn, and logical rhetoric makes people eloquent." This is the charm of reading.
Why do we all work together, eat together, and live together, but you feel that you are different from them. Because " you have to be rich in your heart to get rid of these superficial similarities of life ". The impression that IT men give to the society is that they are somewhat honest, not good at words, and stay at home every day. There are two groups in my department, one is developing software in the office, and the other is often traveling to solve problems. But I feel completely different between the two groups. People who travel frequently seem to be more active and sunny. The people in the office appear "quiet" and rigid. In fact, people are all the same people. Colleagues who often travel to give presentations need to communicate with different people often, and go to the scene to solve problems alone, so that their minds grow quickly. And every day, I look at the computer and only pay attention to the current one-acre and three-point land. "Quiet" is because there is no topic or opinion, rigid because they are at a loss for unexpected situations, and more people seem to be indifferent to other things. How to care. As the saying goes, "It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books, and it is better to read thousands of people than to travel thousands of miles." In this sentence, reading, traveling, and reading people are not the purpose, but the way to know the world and know yourself. Let's not be limited to the role of programmers. Our more important roles are children, boyfriends, husbands, parents, young people with high aspirations, friends, partners, etc. There are many attributes and skills that you need to develop And practice, reading different books is a convenient method, and living itself is a practice. When you open that door, you will find that your belly is empty and your luggage is empty.
"I once saw a small story, a young monk asked the old monk if reading so many books is useful, I can't remember anything. I don't even remember any books I have read. The old monk didn't say anything, let the young monk The monk took a bamboo basket filled with coal and went down the mountain to fetch water. Although the young monk thought it was impossible, he did as he suspected. As expected, no matter how fast he ran, he would not be able to fetch a drop of water. The old monk looked at the young man. The monk tried many times and was out of breath before saying meaningfully, what do you want from the book is like trying to use this bamboo basket to hold water, but look at this bamboo basket again, what is the difference? Little The monk turned his head and looked at it, and suddenly he was enlightened. Yes, although the water did not come back, this bamboo basket is no longer pitch-black, it is so bright and shiny!"
Many people's memories will drift with time, just like we have met many people, but we can only remember some people. When reading, different knowledge and different thinking collide in your brain, washing, silent, invisible, invisible, leaving roots and sprouting, and taking away no sound.
The last time I saw an article in the garden, there was a paragraph: "American educational psychologist Bloom divided knowledge and cognition into two dimensions, of which the cognitive process dimension is further divided into 6 levels, namely: memory, understanding, Application, analysis, evaluation, and creation. As shown in the figure below, the higher the level, the deeper the mastery of knowledge." The word "creation" is so striking. I think this is the answer.