Knowledge

Albert Einstein once said "The only source of knowledge is experience". This quote stuck to me, not only did Albert Einstein say it but my grandmother as well. When I first heard this, it really gave a new look onto things. As a teenager, I immediately thought drugs. I thought, "I learn about drugs and the consequences of taking them in health but I will really not know until I try". While thinking that, I still did not take any drugs. Why try something that I KNOW will have a bad income. On the other hand, I wanted to see how it would feel to get drunk so I did. It was the worst experience of my life. I got into trouble, I could not remember anything, I was not in control of my own body. I do not regret the experience because I now know what my limit is and the taste of alcohol is disgusting. Lastly, I am a teenager, what am I doing drinking alcohol? I would have never known any of this because and probably kept on drinking a little bit, damaging my body. This opened my eyes and made me take into consideration on others around me, because they were all affected in one or another that same night as well. Now taking that quote into something more legal, it made me want to go and try out sports I never played before. I did not want to ever say to myself, "I wish I would have done that". Also without taking the chance I would never know if my body could handle it or if I would end up liking it. I believe what Einstein is trying to say is you can read all you want to about things but unless you give it a chance you will never fully know, you will not know how it make you feel, what you can learn from it, or that giving it try can lead to bigger and better things. And it is okay to make mistakes, that is life. In the end, we learn from our mistakes, and if we do not, they will keep coming back until we do. In Albert Einstein's case, as a scientist, they have to test theories in order for them to know if they work. They will never know unless they try because it will remain a theory, something not proved, and nothing more. Scientist learn based on numerous test with fails and achievements. At the end of the day, they have gained more information on the theory than they did before which can lead them closer to their main goal.