The chief reason for going to school is to get the impression fixed for life that there is a book side for everything.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- School teaches us to think that everything has a perfect version, shaping a lifelong expectation of an ideal.
- In plain terms
- School makes us believe everything has a perfect form.
- What can you take from it?
- Question the notion that there is always a flawless version of things.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What ideals have you accepted from school?
- How does expecting perfection affect you?
Another view
Not all things have a single 'best' form; diversity can be valuable.
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