First of all when we say learning, we think about a lot of things. Namely, we answer the who, what, where, when or even the why. This act of satisfying our brains inquiry is actually the state of learning. What makes it learning is the fact and the event of retaining information which is in total coherence with the inquiry presented to our senses.
             As we go on with the discussion of the talk that was presented to us, we learn that the most practical way of learning and the most efficient way is through education. The ingraining of self taught, practical and technical know-how into ones mindful existence.
             Throughout the talk as I would perceive, we are taught the importance of such aspect in our lives and the importance, if I may add, of the factors defining and contributing to it. I am faced with the general fact that "education is man's only main source of escape from the cruelty of natural life oriented with the must of survival". That to learn, is a golden tool that man is well equipped with as an ability that balances living with survival. This as I would say would go back to the balance of the "yin-yang" aspect of the Chinese culture that is adopted all through out the world. Therefore, through this we are capable. However, as I would further add, we can only be capable if we have substance that fills in the void of the ability. This is what I would call "knowledge". Knowledge, a privilege to the ones willing, is what defines learning in the real world. Otherwise, being capable is only a state of mind that is not within reach of mortality. I say mortality because I furthermore would add that we cannot separate the "self" from what we really are. Continuing, what we really are is what is self defined by studying; what we learn is what we ought to be. Without knowledge and the meditated act of learning, we are empty, therefore, we are nothing. Studying is what gets us through. Th...