The most important lessons in life can never be expressed in black and white, but must be experienced

“The most important lessons in life can never be expressed in black and white but must be experienced.”

– Benny Lewis

Nothing is like the real thing. Reading books, blogs and articles, watching the world passively or living the world vicariously through someone helps to experience other people’s triumphs and mistakes without having to go through it. Of course, it cannot replace real experience but is the closest thing to it that is accessible to most of us, it can apparently get only the general gist of anything, because, the most important things in life are very hard to put in Black & White. Words are restricted by their meanings and context while experience is unbound. You can describe an event with words, but the Words are inadequate to capture reality. A philosopher says,

“Only a fool learns from his own mistakes. The wise man learns from the mistakes of others”.

– Otto Von Bismarck

 True. Getting the abstract from other’s mistake is also a type of experience but try to be a “Fool” sometimes, The World is such a huge place and there is so much to explore, the later you start exploring it, the less the world you would have conquered. The way of life must be experienced to really know or feel what it’s like until you try it by yourself, I can’t for instance, tell someone what is feeling of electrocution or what the taste of chilies is. Every genuine experience is beyond words. I still believe that controlled “Small Mistakes” are good for overall development of the individuals, provided that they he or she reflects upon the mistakes. My view may contradict with others, but we have “One Life” – experience everything because “Experience is the only consolation of growing old”.

Whoever we are in life creates an expectation, we live in a world of expectation where everything is due to everyone but in reality, nothing is due to us. And experience is one among the priority which helps us meet the expectations. Experience doesn’t diminish its value. Remember that every real experience develops some latent force within you, you will grow vigorous and happy, and however adverse your circumstances may seem to be.

Always make sure that “The most important lessons in life can never be expressed in black and white but must be experienced.” So Go ahead and start explore : experience life.