Learning from Illiterates
@allknowing (154166)
India
August 3, 2023 12:42am CST
In my experience I have learnt a lot from illiterates at various levels. While I can write a book on the subject I will talk about one of those memories here.
When I was a child we had this guy who came to pluck coconuts, followed by a bath near our well. I watched him how he wiped himself using his towel which I thought was the right way to do it specially the back. The link I have uploaded shows it.
Even today I use that technique if one can call that a technique and I think of him. May his soul rest in peace.
Have you learnt anything from illiterates around you?.
https://www.123rf.com/free-vector_185189618_man-wiping-his-back-with-towel.html?vti=nuyktmsqjc3x5im4h2-1-3
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@Beestring (15378)
• Hong Kong
3 Aug 23
Illiterates may have other talents or skills. One of my uncles was illiterate, but he was very good at making shoes. He sold customer made shoes and raised up five children.
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@allknowing (154166)
• India
3 Aug 23
Exactly. No degrees can compete with intelligence and talents.
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@jefferson126 (3648)
• Shenzhen, China
3 Aug 23
Some skill need practical experience instead of literacy,practical experience is more important than theory sometimes.Thus,maybe we can learn from illiterate sometimes.
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@RebeccasFarm (90731)
• Arvada, Colorado
3 Aug 23
Yes I do daily. I learn to stay away from the morons online and here in real life.
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@RebeccasFarm (90731)
• Arvada, Colorado
3 Aug 23
@allknowing This I know for a fact. When I say morons, I mean morons. Illiterates are not morons in general. One can have many degrees and have no sense about life.
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@sathviksouvik (21744)
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7 Aug 23
yes uneducated people know folk art, science and have general knowledge
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@jefferson126 (3648)
• Shenzhen, China
3 Aug 23
yes,i learnt sth from illiterate in the past,maybe they don't read many books or they are not well educated,but some of them had senior life experience,once an illiterate taught me how to correctly full gas into bicycle tire.this experience make me aware that even illiterate had their advantage.
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@allknowing (154166)
• India
3 Aug 23
There are stories how illiterates have been millionaires using their common sense.
Each time you fill gas in your cycle you must be remembering him.
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@Smiletome (10)
• Indonesia
3 Aug 23
Yes, we can learn something useful from everyone.
We all can survive for some reason
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
3 Aug 23
At most they can do things or master things that we can't do.
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