11 January 2025 by Jian Zhi Qiu
Quote from Dear Su Yen pp.198-199
Dear Su Yen
I do find your comments interesting: for example, “There is no royal road to learning”. Does this mean even a king must be humble if he wants to learn. Actually I think a teacher must be humble too. Do you have a saying about that? A teacher should share knowledge, not give knowledge; there is a subtle difference.
Your comment once that, “The most beautiful thing in our life is the one we will never obtain,” reminded me of this little poem by Blake.
Eternity, by William Blake (1757-1827)
He who bends to himself a joy
Does the winged life destroy:
But he who kisses the joy as it flies
Lives in eternity's sunrise.
