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ofalltheknowledgewehave,someesfromthebooksweread,someesfrompersonalexperienceinourlives.differentpeopleattachdifferentimportancetodifferentsources.theyoungandtheeducated,forexample,mayemphasizetheformer,theoldmay,howeverstressthelatter.inmyopinion,bothbookknowledgeandpersonalexperienceareofequalimportance.
knowledgegainedfromexperiencemaybefirsthand,direct,andunfettable.booksinthelibrarymaybeoutdated,givingyouuselessinformation.everythingischangingandsoisknowledge.ifyougoouttomakeonthe-spotinvestigationsinsteadofdependingonbooks,itislikelythatyoumaybepleasantlysurprised.moreover,knowledgeyougetfromyourownexperiencewillbeeverlasting.therefore,itisimportantthatstudentsgetinvolvedinpracticalactivitiestoaumulatedifferentkindsofexperience.experience,however,islimitedintermsoftimeandspace.itisimpossibleforanyooexperienceeverythingtogettheknowledgeheneeds.inaddition,societyisdevelopingsofastthatnewproblemseupwithsurprisingspeed.overdependingonexperiencecould,therefore,makeapersonnarrowmindedandprejudiced.
booksareasummaryofthewisdomofourancestors.thebestwaytogainknowledgeis,ofcourse,toreadbooks,andinthemeantime,participateinvariouskindsofpracticalactivities.abinationofthetwowillsure[ymakeusfullandwellinformed.