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 KNOWLEDGE : A SUPERPOWER

Since our birth we have always heard that knowledge is power but do we actually acknowledge it? And why exactly is knowledge a superpower, my knowledge is not going to get me my chicken wings after all or will it?

What is it that we are talking about?

It is knowledge that is power. Often we fail to acknowledge this fact. The buds and the values that we have in ourselves right now are all fruit of our teachings and the education we have acquired over the years.

The thoughts we have in our mind which a lot of times distract us or inspire us are all learned from the knowledge we acquired in the previous years.

“What is the fruit of these teachings? Only the most beautiful and proper harvest of the truly educated—tranquility, fearlessness, and freedom. We should not trust the masses who say only the free can be educated, but rather the lovers of wisdom who say that only the educated are free.”—EPICTETUS

Why is it true?

Whatever stage we reach in our life at any time is the consequence of the decision we made in the past. How do we make decisions? We make them through our thoughts, ideas and perceptions of the world. We analyze every segment of  it according to our knowledge of those situations(That is why we get anxious in making decisions that are new to us as they are not predictable to our mind as our past knowledge of experiences is insufficient). We certainly make those decisions by our Knowledge.

Knowledge of the world, be it life or philosophy can give us fearlessness and thus the most important thing in the life - Freedom It can give us peace, freedom and fearlessness.

Education is not done for its own sake but it has a purpose. The purpose to open our minds and make us fearless.

It not only is free in most cases but also renewable as you can use it to all the circumstances you need to, it does not ends after using once.

Most importantly, No one can snatch it from you unlike most other things in the world.

Give me some examples?

Let's say you want to go grocery shopping and don't know whether there will be traffic or not. Your experiences cannot tell you this as you have never went on that path. That's when having the knowledge of your neighborhood helps as you can ask someone who knows about it. Your problem will be sorted.

Another example can be of when you are making a decision, having the knowledge of what can result to what consequences can help you in making a better decision for yourself.

Making better decisions increases your own respect in your own eyes and your credibility in others' eyes.

 To Sum up-

• Knowledge is a superpower. It provides us Peace, Fearlessness and Freedom.
• Only a person who is knowledgeable is free as only he/she can make decisions with their own will and be sure of those. Minds of the uneducated can be influenced negatively but not of the one who has acquired wisdom.
• It is free, renewable and cannot be taken away from you.
• The thoughts that control us and the emotions we have are all a result of our wisdom and the knowledge we have gained over years.
• So, Education—reading and meditating can change your life to better. Reading according to what you want to read is also important as wisdom can never be forced. Knowledge is greater than the textbooks we are taught at the schools and it certainly is a superpower.

Did you find the thought listed in this article helpful? Does this work for you? Share in the comments your valuable piece of advice you have learned through your experiences.

Thanks for reading and remember to share this with your friends as you are the average of the five people you spend most of your time with.

And remember with great power comes a great responsibility.