The process of learning can be frustrating, as it often involves periods of uncertainty and setbacks, which can lead to feelings of discomfort. These days I am finding Physics a little tough to understand. These may happen to many students who face difficulty in learning new things in life. My Dad says that knowledge cannot be gained with put pain. Learning something new can overload the brain, as processing unfamiliar information requires significant mental effort, which can feel overwhelming. In this context our Sanskrit says :
विद्वानेन विजानाति विद्द्वज्ज्न्परिश्रमम्|
न हि बन्ध्या विजानाति गुर्वी प्रसववेदनाम्||
Vidwaanen vijaanaati viddwajjnaparishramm.
Na hi bandhyaa vijaanaati gurvi prasavavednaa.
Vidwaan = a learned person.
Vijaanaati = knows.
Viddwajjan = learned persons.
Parishramam = efforts made.
Na hi = does not,
Bandhyaa = a barren woman, a woman who is medically incapable of getting pregnant and bear a child.
Gurvi = a pregnant woman. Prasav = the process of child birth.
Vednaa = pain.
Only a learned persons knows how much effort a person has to make to become a learned person. So also a barren woman does not know how much pain a pregnant woman has to bear during child birth.
In the above verses, a foolish person is compared to a barren woman and the process of acquiring knowledge to pregnancy and the process of child-birth entailing hardships and unforeseen problems. Just as a barren woman can not visualise the pain a woman has to bear during child birth, similarly a foolish person is also oblivious of the effort and sacrifice one has to make to become a learned person, which only a learned person knows.
Pain can be a uniquely strong motivator for learning, as it can help to convince the brain to care and learn from mistakes and failures.
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