the meaning of knowledge Options

[innovation]

At the beginnings of our lives, we accumulate knowledge of the world and of ourselves mostly through pure exploration...Knowledge usually exists at its purest form at this age, uncontaminated by ambition academics, or prestige. Relishing in the simple joy of new discoveries is a young child's primary intention. However, as we get older, new motivation is introduced into our lives; we feel the need to gain knowledge in order to impress others, fulfill expectations, succeed financially or yield to the temptations of power and prestige.....

Society has often portrayed prestigious education as the key to knowledge and an impressive report card as validation of intellect. However, <we have forgotten> the effectiveness of pure passion and the pursuit of one's own intellectual interests, not to fulfill expectations of to make that 'A,' but to experience the pure joy of knowledge.

i want all of you to be honest. do you think that society has killed the meaning of 'knowledge?' i'd really like to discuss this topic in consideration of the above quote. do you agree or disagree with the person? i'm looking for unique opinions and a broad spectrum of ideas. if you have any open-ended questions to pose in relation to the topic, please post them as well. ehm.. not sure how many people will respond to this thread, but honestly, you have no idea how much i'll value your input.

[racoons > you]

again, it depends on what you consider knowledge.

if you mean in terms of pure facts, then ambition opens up the motivation to seek out the means to achieve your aims

however, if you mean what i consider real knowledge, as in discovery of yourself and other people rateher than a complete memorization of the capitals of middle eastern countries, then yes, i believe ambiton to be a hindereance

the surest way to find yourself is to stop looking. continual research numbs the senses and prevents real things getting in

i mean does anyone else here know what sound nothing makes?

[crazeegirl411]

i mean does anyone else here know what sound nothing makes?

Sometimes, I need to calm myself of what society has created of me. I do things I like to do to rid some of the "needless ambition" I possess.

It makes you think too hard; is that what you mean? I feel that you lose and gain some knowledge as you go on in life. Knowledge that you lose is the fact that there should be passion of knowledge and things more important that status and money. What we have now is that even you know, there isn't a way to change it around.