Read and Understand than do

Whats wrong with the education system? Whats wrong with people who are good at memorizing the entire text book and go for examination without missing a single sentence, word by word? Why are people stuck in dead-end jobs, earning the salary but doing meaningless stuff? Why are people taking certain action and got no desireable outcome? Why do we feel that some jobs are "Sai Gang" (Shit job?)

People simply did not follow the 3 simple step of "READ", "UNDERSTAND" and "DO". This 3 steps brings meaning to things that we do, job that we take and education that we undergo.

READ=Finding your new job, new task, Finding your new girlfriend...
UNDERSTAND= Are you qualified for and like the job? Is she the right women?
DO= Sign up for the job. Getting Married.

"READ" without "UNDERSTANDING" is useless. A waste of your time in-front of the book when the time can be spend on something else more meaningful, like exercising or just spending time doing something else that you have already "UNDERSTOOD". UNDERSTANDING is the "Why" of READING. Ask yourself, do you even understand what does our National Song, Majulah Singapure mean? There is no "UNDERSTANDING" of it but most are still doing it.

"READ" without "UNDERSTANDING" than "DOING" it is senseless and dangerous. Its like riding a motorbike, knowing the look of a clutch, throttle and brakes but can't figure out if the left lever is the brake or the clutch and the next thing you know, you hit the car infront of you because you pull the clutch instead of the brakes.

Imagine getting to know this new girl in town, without even going through thick and thins together, you and her went ahead to hear the church bell ringing, the pastor greetings and your future suddenly become gloomy. Thats lack of UNDERSTANDING... and leading cause of divorce and mistress.

The wise guy never eat the wild berry straight away just by READing its color and texture... he dig further and UNDERSTAND about it, recalling lessons, taking a little bite of taste and poison test. Only when he truly UNDERSTOOD about the berry, will he than satisfy his hunger with a big bite.


Looking down from the cliff is the deep blue sea, or was it just shallow water dyed in blue? Dive or not to Dive, thats the question. How can we UNDERSTAND what lies beneth the cliff, when we are up here READING it? Simply READ and UNDERSTAND than DO.