I CAN'T KNOW

Prof. S said to us in CSC 406 class that we’d grasp the concept of his course years after we graduate. We all believed it and simply studied to scale the hurdle of his examination. Many had good grades but I doubt if I understand the concept till date. I believed a lie that I won’t and I don’t. That’s really sensitive! In learning, perspective has a lot to do with your level of participation and understanding. Once you believe you will not understand, that will be your experience!

Words are powerful forces that penetrate into the deepest parts you can never imagine! Let’s divert a bit.

‘’I don’t know.  I don’t have money’’, answered Mrs. Tapatimo. Her husband was broke and needed aid but her weather forecast was always that her account was in tomato red. She never had money but she had resources.  I also need to highlight the fact that the guy might not have been financially prudent enough when his finances were good.

On a fateful day, the man returned with a 6 feet by 7 feet  Mouka foam. His dream of replacing their old rugged foam was realized. Mixed feelings visited madam’s return! Why? She was excited to see the new foam. She was also excited to see that her room was rearranged and the painter was on the way. Her hubby got a cold hug. She stuttered and asked for the old foam. The excited hubby asked her why she was particular on the whereabouts of the foam.

‘’Good news my dear, I burnt it’’. Tears dripped down her cheeks. Your want to make a guess?

Many times I wonder why many of us act like madam. My psychologist friend said to me that when you speak to yourself, you energise yourself, so mind your language. Alright, madam kept N70,000 inside the clothing cover of the foam. Yes, she said she didn’t have money! Nice experience.

I wish I didn’t believe what Prof. S said. My study of a scenario in a virtual forum to which I belong rides on the core of the course he taught us. It was quite difficult to understand the case study until I told myself that I would understand the principle this time. And now I do, after several attempts at mastering it.

Learning could be simple or complicated. It’s a matter of perspective. If you believe you will never know, that would be your experience; even if you make an attempt to read after your honeymoon. When you say that ‘’I can’t know’’, you simply shut the door of understanding on your mind. When you make an attempt to learn something reasonable and needed, convince yourself that you will get it right.

Please keep learning.