This is an excellent write up on "ego" . The conversation between the neighbours on the process of making 'Poori' is a classic example of how the ego of a person could annoy the other and defeat the very purpose of learning. I recall an adage "We know what we know; but we do not know what we do not know". I, at the age of 82 keep learning new things from people regardless of their age and status since I know my limitations to cope up with this modern world of technology and AI. The classic Tamil text "Tirukkural" says " Katrathu kaiman alavu; kallaathathu ulagalavu" which means that what we have learnt is just handful and what we have not is of the size of the universe!
I guess, if one needs to fix a problem the starting point is recognising you have a problem.
Likewise, in order to be 'always learning' it's critical to recognise our knowledge is far from complete and will never be complete, given everything is changing/evolving all the time. So being a student lifelong is an essential ingredient for remaining young and relevant.
In other words "Ego" will stop you from seeking and quickly make you irrelevant and lonely!! I have seen that with some 60 plus people.
How true, Prasanna, what you write about the ego. At the very start, a large ego cannot even admit 'I don't know.'
By the way, the name of the film from which you have quoted the humorous exchange of puri making between a woman and her neighbour, is it Arivali (1963)?
This is an excellent write up on "ego" . The conversation between the neighbours on the process of making 'Poori' is a classic example of how the ego of a person could annoy the other and defeat the very purpose of learning. I recall an adage "We know what we know; but we do not know what we do not know". I, at the age of 82 keep learning new things from people regardless of their age and status since I know my limitations to cope up with this modern world of technology and AI. The classic Tamil text "Tirukkural" says " Katrathu kaiman alavu; kallaathathu ulagalavu" which means that what we have learnt is just handful and what we have not is of the size of the universe!
Wow! Excellent observations Sir.
Thank you!
I guess, if one needs to fix a problem the starting point is recognising you have a problem.
Likewise, in order to be 'always learning' it's critical to recognise our knowledge is far from complete and will never be complete, given everything is changing/evolving all the time. So being a student lifelong is an essential ingredient for remaining young and relevant.
In other words "Ego" will stop you from seeking and quickly make you irrelevant and lonely!! I have seen that with some 60 plus people.
Thank you TK. As expected you have made excellent observations.
Very well put .simple yet profound.
How true, Prasanna, what you write about the ego. At the very start, a large ego cannot even admit 'I don't know.'
By the way, the name of the film from which you have quoted the humorous exchange of puri making between a woman and her neighbour, is it Arivali (1963)?
Quite true, what you say.
Thank you for giving me lead. I will check.