Like Water In The Sand Critical Lens

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“Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand”. Not many people understood this quote, but some did, and that’s what got them so far in life. A few people who did understand this quote throughout history were Albert Einstein and John F. Kennedy. First off will be the one and only, Albert Einstein. For example, “ Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live it's whole life believing that it is stupid (Einstein), This is one of many quotes from the famous Albert Einstein. This explains why Albert lived by this quote because he knew that many people have self-doubt and that that would cloud their ability to see that they aren’t stupid, but that they are a masterpiece. He also knew that a lot …show more content…
Einstein was not only a genius, but also someone who understood how things work. “ With fame I became more and more stupid (Einstein 239), Einstein realized that a result of his fame, was that he became distracted and inattentive towards his work and he lost so much precious time. Einstein knew that if he wasn’t famous, then he could have been even smarter, but was distracted by worldly problems. Albert knew that he got dumber and dumber because just like any other celebrity, he got caught up in the moment and did something stupid, in this case, the glory of it. Lastly, Einstein absolutely refused to listen when his teachers tried to get him to think that they did. (Bailey 238)”, The reason he didn’t want their help or assistance was because he wanted to think the way he always thought, not learn a completely different way of thinking and bewilder …show more content…
Apple shows that ‘Knowledge without wisdom is like water in the sand” in many ways. Firstly, is Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple, Jobs was different, but for the wrong reason. He was different because he was normal, he wanted everything to be simple and easy to do with the iPhone or any other apple product (Quezzaire, Pilar). Second off, Apple was much like the founder and that what was not a coincidence. Apple like their founding father was very sophisticated, but easy to understand. At the same time Apple was very different from others, but for the wrong reason. Apple was different because they were straightforward and simple with all of their products and frankly, just weren’t a crowd follower. They didn’t care what Android had on their phones, or what Samsung had on theirs because, like Jobs, he wanted everything to be completely original and indigenous (Quezzaire, Pilar). A lot of the people who saw that the iPhone was different than the others liked it because it wasn’t the same thing over and over again. Although Jobs was a very intelligent man, he wasn’t the most prosperous when his company was just starting up. Jobs knew that if he didn’t have someone help him advertise and research his products, then his business would quickly die. (Quezzaire,