Journal 35: By Writing We Think

     According to Henri Frederic Amiel’s quotation, we can notice that looking, writing, and thinking relate to each other. “It is by teaching that we teach ourselves”, this quotation means that we learn experience from ourselves. For example, you finally have an experience to live without your parents, and you have to take care of yourself. At this point, you might suddenly realize that how time management and self-control are important. This is a chance for you to learn from yourself. “By relating that we observe”, this means that the way you behave relates to what you believe and observe. For example, compare to lover and friends, you think that family is the most important to you. Your life is definitely focusing on your family. “By writing that we think”, I think that this part of the quotation has the deepest meaning. Many people would think that they already have ideas in their heads, so they think that it is not necessary to write down what they think. However, it is possible to find that the things you write down might be different from what you think. “By pumping that we draw water into the well”, it is the process how you get water, and also using as a metaphor.