There was a college student who worked in the college dining hall and who, on his way to work early in the morning, walked past the home of one of his professors. Through a window he could see the light on and the professor at his desk, morning after morning.
At night the student stayed at the library until closing, and on his return trip again he would see the professor’s desk light on. It seemed that he was always poring over his books and notes.
One day, after class, the professor was walking along the courtyard when the student approached him with several lecture questions to clarify. Finally, the student asked, “Would you mind if I asked you a more personal question?”
“Of course not,” replied the professor.
So the student asked, “Well, every day I walk by your house and you are so intent at work. What keeps you studying? You never seem to stop.”
The professor answered, “Well, you see, I would rather have my students drink from a running stream than a stagnant pool.”
By its very nature knowledge needs to be continually updated or it degenerates in to ignorance. It is comparable to “electricity”, which ceases to exist once the flow stops.
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