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ofalltheknowledgewehave,somecomesfromthebooksweread,somecomesfrompersonalexperienceinourlives.differentpeopleattachdifferentimportancetodifferentsources.theyoungandtheeducated,forexample,mayemphasizetheformer,theoldmay,howeverstressthelatter.inmyopinion,bothbookknowledgeandpersonalexperienceareofequalimportance.
knowledgegainedfromexperiencemaybefirsthand,direct,andunforgettable.booksinthelibrarymaybeoutdated,givingyouuselessinformation.everythingischangingandsoisknowledge.ifyougoouttomakeonthe-spotinvestigationsinsteadofdependingonbooks,itislikelythatyoumaybepleasantlysurprised.moreover,knowledgeyougetfromyourownexperiencewillbeeverlasting.therefore,itisimportantthatstudentsgetinvolvedinpracticalactivitiestoaccumulatedifferentkindsofexperience.experience,however,islimitedintermsoftimeandspace.itisimpossibleforanyonetoexperienceeverythingtogettheknowledgeheneeds.inaddition,societyisdevelopingsofastthatnewproblemscomeupwithsurprisingspeed.overdependingonexperiencecould,therefore,makeapersonnarrowmindedandprejudiced.
booksareasummaryofthewisdomofourancestors.thebestwaytogainknowledgeis,ofcourse,toreadbooks,andinthemeantime,participateinvariouskindsofpracticalactivities.acombinationofthetwowillsure[ymakeusfullandwellinformed.