Wednesday, June 27, 2007

Giving an idea is giving nothing

When you teach something you're not giving anything. It's different than pouring someone water. Even if he has no cup his hands will still be wet. You gave him something.

When you teach an idea you haven't given anything. No substance. The proof: no matter how long you try to knock it into his head, if he doesn't get it, he doesn't get it. His brains are dry.

You might ask; but when he does get it, you did give him something? Good question. But you didn't give it to him, you only showed him how to get there.
Y"T ShR"H, Rana"t. The last line I heard from Rabbi
Shlomo Zarchi

1 comment:

Anthemites said...

With children your brain does give something. The proof: the child get's a brain.