Understanding Comes By Doing
Posted by tom | May 7, 2010Thank-you to my friend Miller who passed along the below reflection:
It's so funny to hear students in math say, "I didn't do any homework because I haven't caught on yet."... They're waiting for an epiphany before doing anything. ... Something to drop down from the sky. ... One senior said, "I am not applying for any employment until God tells me where He wants me." Someone said "You can't steer a parked car." The Israelites could have stood back from a mile from the sea and waited until they saw it turn into dry ground, maybe send engineers ahead to test whether the ground was solid enough, and then tentatively walk toward it. ... Instead the waters didn't part until they stepped in. ...
I said to _____, "I can imagine someone sitting on the edge of a swimming pool and saying I won't go in the water until I know how to swim." ... Many writers find they can't start to write until they start to write. ... They get paralzyed sitting around waiting for inspiration. ... The inspiration comes as we jump in and do it. ...Students I had in computer programming often said, "I didn't do anything, I didn't know what to do." ... I said, "Just start, write a very simple version first. ... Just do it. ... And then the ideas will begin to come."
A former dept chair said "Math is not a spectator sport."... _____ is doing shot put for track. ... Did you just watch someone throw the shot put and say, "It looks easy. ... I tried it once and didn't catch on, so I quit." ..."Oh taste and see that the Lord is good." Second Peter says, "Don't sit around wondering whether you're saved. ... Begin to add to your knowledge practice. ... Then it will become clear your standing with God." ... Don't sleep so close to the edge of the bed, that you could fall out at any moment. ...
Credo ut intelligam. ... Not the other way around "I understood, and then believed." "Those who will to do God's will, will know if it's true," Jesus said. ... Forrmer pastor of Mt. Lebanon UP said, "Nothing makes an old truth shine as putting it into practice."... Faith without works is dead.
