...of knowledge and learning...

Do not equate knowledge with learning!

Still, I am  struggling to grapple this whole thing called learning-such an elusive idea. We thought we have accumulated so much of it along the course of our existence that makes us bold enough to trudge ahead. 

The 21st century brings about so much progress, or so we thought.  We have seen advances in science and technology that we could never have imagined twenty years ago. We are living in a very connected world that the line dividing our public and private lives seem non-existent. 

However, much to any unthinking human's amazement is the fact that while technology has given us a great leap forward, human behavior remains stagnant. It is disheartening  to note that in the course of human history we have't learned anything at all.  How many among us are still harboring pent up insecurities and prejudices against each other? 

When the one single individual's behavioral   issue gets amplified, the result would be catastrophic. Clearly, tyrants are spoiled brats trapped inside the bodies of grown-up humans. These are people who have known so much or so little but nevertheless learned nothing at all. I like the following episode of my favorite series Bones. It shows how the protagonists come to terms with their own differences and long-held prejudices. It teaches us how connected life is and that we don't just exist for ourselves. 

The pains we bear become meaningless when we start to feel the pains of others. Enjoy!