Learning it the hard way
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Trust">Trust</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="this">this</span>; <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="way">way</span>.” <span word="The">The</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="way">way</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="trust">trust</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="painful">painful</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>.</p><p><span word="Learning">Learning</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="here">here</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span>, <span word="literally">literally</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="life">life</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="ask">ask</span>: <span word="How">How</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>?</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="question">question</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="conscience">conscience</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="anyone">anyone</span> <span word="arguing">arguing</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span>, <span word="either">either</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="textbook">textbook</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="applicable">applicable</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="Woody">Woody</span> <span word="Allen">Allen</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="joked">joked</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="films">films</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="bad">bad</span>. <span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="effect">effect</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="way">way</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="sure">sure</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simpler">simpler</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lesson">lesson</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="Perhaps">Perhaps</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="you">you</span>. <span word="Ma">Ma</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pa">pa</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="candle">candle</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="burned">burned</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heed">heed</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="listen">listen</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="that">that</span>, <span word="put">put</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="fingers">fingers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="flame">flame</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="burned">burned</span>.</p>
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