Dear Humans,

Knowledge is not something you collect and have to stuff into your brain. It’s not like the artificial Christmas tree in my crawl space that I fruitlessly try to force back into its original cardboard box. You don’t have to wrap your brain in duct tape to try to keep your knowledge contained.

Rather, knowledge is a lens for seeing the world. When we learn something new, it’s not because we gained more stuff; it’s because we now have a different way of seeing. We’ve grinded our lenses so we can see the world better–hopefully more like it really is.

Knowledge doesn’t change the world, but it changes how we see it. With better lenses, we see it more clearly, we see a wider angle, and we see it more closely.

And the more you see–the better you see–the more you know.

Sincerely,

Mr. Curt