Once students truly understand and master the material taught by their teachers, their learning ability improves. By drawing inferences from one example, they can gradually understand content that was not directly taught. Such teaching yields twice the result with half the effort.
An individual's strength is always limited, and so is their knowledge. There will always be people stronger in certain areas and things they do not understand, which requires asking others. Although "humble inquiry" is often mentioned, putting it into practice is not always easy.
Everyone has their own perspective on issues, but it only reflects one side of things. If one is stubbornly biased, they may generalize and misinterpret. In learning, one might fail to analyze the main point of a problem; in social interactions, one may doubt others' attitudes; in doing things, misunderstandings often turn good intentions into mistakes.
At a banquet, Mr. Churchill and his wife sat facing each other. Mr. Churchill moved one hand back and forth on the table, with two fingers bent toward his wife. Curious, someone asked Mrs. Churchill, "Why is your husband looking at you thoughtfully in this way? What does the movement of his bent fingers mean?"
French scholar Brienanga once said, "When we see others' foolishness, we forgive our own; when we see our own foolishness, we forgive others'." This statement offers a wise approach to dealing with life.
What life is may not be important; what matters is our attitude toward it. The pains of today, when looked back upon in the future, will seem trivial. Learn to forgive those who hurt you, for they are pitiable too; everyone has their struggles, and life is not easy. Eventually, we will understand that nothing is truly unattainable, all that matters is letting go.
