The art of learning Learning, no matter in the field of life, or in the walls of school, is ever a process along with us. Or rather say, since life is from a pure, simple, primary consciousness of a new born, to a more and more complicated system of though, concept, body, etc., it would be not too much to say that life is but a continuous act of learning .Here I want to contrive to elaborate the art of learning from a metaphysical point of view, not in the spirit of struggling in the labyrinthine conceptions of philosophy, but of expecting it might be of little help to the long, dull and dry course ever since we have entered elementary school. If one word should be selected to epitomize the essence of learning, it could be “association”, and since all the activities of human-beings is but in the field of time and space (Kantian philosophy), the “association” also happens in it. Thus one should ask if association if the essence of learning, then what will be the primary source for associating? That is, the “I” of a newborn baby, including both his body and consciousness. All the learning happening in the later life is to associate with each other based on this core, just like the little snowball upon which the whole huge snow ball should be built. That sometimes is called unconscious, since the snow of the outer layer is much enough to cover the little inner core. But if something occur in our later life just relevant and akin to our little snow ball, the magic spring may be touched upon and huge energy evoked, just imagine the meeting with some person totally new but some very much intimate feelings could be associated with. Thus, learning, or say life experience itself, is nevertheless a process of accumulating a snow ball, which is “association”. thank you with all my heart for your kind help! the following paragraphs are below.

Hatred job with plenty money or lovable job with just enough money? As teenagers, how to chosse our way in this distracting society is always a confusing and uneasy thing to do. I always talk to my friends that we should follow our heart and to do what we like to do, but sometimes their anwers that there are still many who follow the ways made for them also live a good and happy life make me feel of a little uncertain. Should we follow our heart and do what we really to do disregard all the difficulties? When I recall some words of Joseph Compell, I think I find the answer. It's all okay if we choose an uninspired job with more money, and seperate life and work ,if it's good for you. But only when we really love the things we do, fully in participation with the life we live, can the inspiration spring up out of aspiration and a more authentic and fructifying life be tasted by ourselves.

Reading i like reading, or to say, love reading. i forgot when i started it, i cherish those days when reading is a relaxing activity, without too many purposes and also distractions, of which in nowdays it's not so easy to avoid. what i can still remenber is in the middle school years, at which time i begin to be fascinated with novels, or maybe fictions is more precisely. At school, at home, and sometimes at the house of some friends who share the same interests, i indulged myself in the ocean of both imagination and inspration. People, especialy teachers, often have a strong objection in students' reading of fictions, with the trite saying of that it's harmful or wastes too much time for school studing. But it's not true, as for me, it help me a lot in my literature abilities and interest. Whithout that reading experience, i wouldn't get my relative high scores in my literature test at that time, and then in high school. Even though i didn't choose the way of literature in my college, i still keep an interest in reading, not fiction anymore ofcourse. i cherish the old days of reading which contain so much of joyful memories. it doesn't matter really whether the reading process itself would result in some fruits or not. The point is the process itself, and then the fruits will come naturelly. Thank u for ur kind correction and suggetions ^ ^