Aristotle Quote

Aristotle Quote
Aristotle once said “[w]e cannot learn without pain.” I find this statement to be
very true. Without pain, how would we know anything is “real”? Pain is just the
realization that something is real, and something is possible. Pain can be physical or
emotional, depending on the situation. Physical pain is not the only entrance to learning.
Emotional pain is probably more knowledgeable than physical pain itself, because
sometimes it lasts longer, and leaves a deeper impression.
My first example of this is simply a child learning new things through experience.
A parent tells a child not to touch a hot stove, because it will burn. This child does not
know what “burn” is, and is curious to find out. This child sees the stove, and it is
tempting. They reach up and touch it, and a hot, searing pain rushes through them. This is
their first step to learning what a “stove” is, and what “hot” means. Had this child not
touched the stove, the...