To understand is to be thoroughly familiar with, to comprehend clearly the subtleties of, and grasp the significance, implications, or importance of something. Using this definition, it becomes difficult to acknowledge that we truly understand much.
To do is to accomplish - and to accomplish is to carry out, bring to conclusion, to perfect.
Therefore, it is in the accomplishment, the ability to bring to conclusion, that allows us the opportunity to actually understand. The adage that we need to walk a mile in someone’s shoes before we know applies. The intellectual awareness combined with the “knowing” that comes from doing brings understanding. And once we understand, we change.
Copyright 2011 Lynn Borenius Brown
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This quote from sir laurens van der post sprang to mind when i read your post so i thought i would share it. ‘Man everywhere is dangerously unaware of himself. We really know nothing about the nature of man, and unless we hurry to get to know ourselves we are in dangerous trouble.’
ReplyDeleteSir Laurens van der Post, Jung and The Story of Our Time, 1976.
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ReplyDeleteHi Lynn, nice article, I find that to understand something you must throw your self head first in to the subject. As you say you cannot truly understand something unless you do it.
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