It's funny when people say, "Dude, you know what, i read this book the other night and it changed my view on life." or "You should listen to this guy when he speaks, its inspiring".
Well, the guy he said he was listening to was a so called "holy man or some kind of a spiritual leader".
First of all, it's just plain stupidity to think that a book or a person can change you views on anything. You can argue otherwise with all the inspirational crap but it is what it is....
I am not referring to this one case in particular, the speaker could be anyone, maybe even Steve Jobs...
What i am trying to say here is that when you listen to a speaker or even read a book, it's only going to evoke your emotions....definitely nothing more than that.
and it's only going to last for a couple of weeks or may be even days and the person goes back to doing what he's been doing all his life.
But, you will definitely gain something more [more than just an experience of emotion], only if you take it to the next level by applying serious thought to whatever you have read or heard....
Otherwise, as i have said before,"Books and Speakers only evoke emotions and their sole purpose is to do so".
Here's a quote:
What one has not experienced, one will never understand in print.
- Isadora Duncan
-Varűn: 10-01-09
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