Nowadays, most people appreciate learning at school, where a number of books
are the source of knowledge. However, from my point of view, learning from
experience is much more important than learning from books since our real
lives concern more about knowledge from experience than knowledge from
books.
Firstly, knowledge obtained from books is more abstract. As we
enthusiastically study in classroom, we have learned several mathematic
equations, or a number of science theories. Of course, they all are necessary for
some professional occupations, such as scientist, engineer, and doctor, but not
for all careers.
In addition, knowledge from books is rather logical and exact. The result of a
matter is always follow-concerned theories. For example, a person who has
learned science can know how long that an apple falls to the ground takes.
Certainly, the answer can be obtained by using Newton's formula.
Nevertheless, I think that the most significant lessons cannot be taught; they
have to be experienced. No one can teach us how we can get along with others
well when we have to change to a new society. Books cannot teach us how to
adjust behavior to satisfy others, and think optimistically when we confront a
trouble.
In contrast to books, knowledge from experience is adjustable; it does not
depend on any theory or equation. A solution from experience is always
depending on the situation and other factors influencing the problem. This is
because living experience is so fine and complex that cannot be determined by
theories or equations.
In conclusion, although both books and experience can give us a variety of
knowledge, in my view, the knowledge from experience is more important. The
reason is that in everyday life we must face with a lot of situations, either
extremely hard or easy to cope with, that cannot be handle by just knowledge
from books