Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Half

Chances of choosing the correct answer out of two, fifty-fifty; to give birth to a boy instead of a girl, fifty-fifty; where the probability varies to get half of a hundred marks and an unpredictable one of getting half of the world to agree on what we have said, or whatever we’ve said. More than half of the twenty-four hours are spent on the net, less than half of the day is used to study; more than half of the room is filled with memories, less than half of the cupboard is placed with books; more than half of the time in school is to daydream, less than half of the moments in class is to practise aiming for the goal. It is to say that great wisdom is obtained from experiences and lessons learned, be it an action or words. If so, how long does it take us to actually absorb all or perhaps even half of it? That’s a question which can never be answered. When we think we know it all, how much do we know? We may know what the others don’t and we might not know what the others do; we probably understand what people do and not understand what the rest of the world doesn’t. Gaining wisdom is a lifelong process, where there is no boundary to what we may obtain. Do we even have half of the knowledge which has been passing around the world? I doubt so.