Why we’re told to swim in pools when the ocean is right there

In Indian philosophy, knowledge is often symbolized by water. Taking a dip in the Ganges? That represents study. It’s meant to cleanse and transform. But most people just splash around and believe being near knowledge is the same as understanding it.

Look at our education system. As kids, we’re thrown into shallow pools with floaties. Colorful textbooks, fixed routines, and safe answers. Then suddenly, college hits, and we’re expected to race in an Olympic-sized pool. No one asks if you even like swimming. No one asks if you ever dreamed of the ocean.

But the moment you talk about oceans, people start laughing. You’re called crazy. Arrogant. Delusional. But for me, there’s nothing more beautiful than going off into the unknown.

If you want real wealth, not just money, but mastery, purpose, independence. You dive deep. You hit the seabed of a subject. You stay there until the pressure almost breaks you. Then you rise up, changed. Yeah, there's risk. You might drown. But that’s what makes it worth something.

The system we live in doesn’t want that. It rewards obedience, not curiosity. It punishes detours. It fears depth. It’s a failed experiment not because humans are lazy or incapable, but because the structure was never designed to nurture human potential.

So why not build something better? A system where kids are seen for what excites them, not just how well they follow orders. Where learning is exploration, not endurance. Where we stop forcing people to swim in a straight line and start teaching them how to sail.

Let them explore. Let them breathe. Let them find their ocean.

Submitted May 28, 2025 at 03:53PM by HighFlameOP https://ift.tt/JP2KBXV