To Know And To Understand

Albert Einstein had once remarked," Any fool can know. The point is to understand."

Have you ever wondered that of so many things that you know, of the many facts that you are aware of, how much of it do you really understand.

We the people of today, who are living in a world of information overdose where we have instant access to unlimited facts and news. In such a scenario, it is very easy to be misinformed and equally difficult to be actually aware of the truth.

The problem is, we mistake information for knowledge and knowing of facts for understanding, when actually, these are totally different. 

Understanding of anything requires a deeper perspective and mindset. One should have a broad mentality in order to get to the root of issue. Its quite easy to assume, presume or judge people and situations, which we often do, but the real deal is to dig deep and find the reason and logic behind them.

There is another aspect of this very issue of a large gap between knowing and understanding. That is, one's credibility is determined by how much they understand things. Because, there are always people who would only trust those who actually understand and not just cram the facts. It means that one who understands and not just swallows facts for the sake of passing them on, is actually the more trusted one.

Being responsible citizens of the world, it is our duty to understand and not just know things, before we circulate or impart them to others. And especially in the ever connected world of social media, one must truly understand whether any information is genuine or fake, before just sharing it all over thoughtlessly. It is inappropriate to do so, as it often leads to mishappenings and undesirable reactions.

Thus, in any situation or scenario, it is really important to not just 'know' but also 'understand', only then can we do justice to the nature's gift of intellect and the sense of right and wrong.

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