We always face problems the way our intellect
functions. Our desires ride over our mind, then our mind rides over our
intellect and we are never able to obtain an outcome that is free and fair.
Enormous control over our minds and desires is, therefore, recommended by the
people who know.
But,
that is not the only problem. Even in matters where desires and mind have
insignificant role the processing of intellect have been found to be improper.
We get contaminated results.
There
are predominantly two ways one can use one’s intellect to explore the new and
analyze the existing. One way is to assume that we already know quite a few
things and intend to add to our knowledge. If we think that way we only get a ‘modified
old’. The other way to think is as someone who does not know; but, is actually keen
to know. For him his intellect opens up much more to wonder about, and the right
process of exploration is triggered.
A
learner must practice to think like the one who does not know. The moment one
assumes that he knows the process of learning stops. Such freshness of the intellect
must be achieved. It is better to think like an ignorant, but eager fool than
like a wise man.
PROMOD KUMAR SHARMA
[The writer of this blog is also the author of “Mahatma A
Scientist of the Intuitively Obvious” and “In Search of Our Wonderful Words”.]
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