I found this sentence in Ralph Ellison's essay Living with Music.
2006-09-19 20:03:04 · 14 answers · asked by canwin_wong 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
If something is farmiliar, then it means that you understand it which means that you can learn little more about it. Therefore you move onto unfarmiliar things to learn more about it until it becomes farmiliar at which point one will seek out another unfamiliar circumstance in order to learn more.
2006-09-19 20:07:28 · answer #1 · answered by Claude 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that we all have a "comfort zone", a place from where we operate that is all that we know, our "patterns". When we are ready to "grow" or change, we step out of that comfort zone, and then we are open to change and new ideas or experiences. But that can only happen when we are truly ready to tilt the "picture" just a bit, change our perspective, see things in a different light. It is an exhilarating experience to be on unfamiliar ground, because that is when the magic happens!
2006-09-19 20:19:49 · answer #2 · answered by Goddesslove 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We already KNOW the familiar, there's nothing more to learn. By moving to the unfamiliar, we learn the new things that are in this territory.
2006-09-19 20:42:46 · answer #3 · answered by TK 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the learning process of an individual is influenced by his schema... An individual's schema is composed of things that are familiar to him. so when we learn a new thing, we find association in our schema. for example we know the word house. In general sense we may picture a structure with doors, windows, roofs etc. But if, for example, we encountered an unfamiliar Spanish word (casa), then we were given a picture of what it looks like, and we know that in english it is house, then we learned that the unfamiliar word casa is spanish for house.
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2006-09-19 21:35:53 · answer #4 · answered by snuffles_1816 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a child you learn by coming into contact with new experiences. It's the same for adults although you have to search out these experiences.
2006-09-20 09:33:25 · answer #5 · answered by blanket_sky 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To move out of your comfort zone,all that is familiar to you.To explore beyond what you already know and comfortable with ...to broaden your horizons,opening up doors to unfamiliar territory opens your mind to new things unimaginable.Life can become mundane otherwise.....
2006-09-19 20:25:13 · answer #6 · answered by wickedtash2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Experience is the best teacher. Doing things that you haven't done before or experiencing things you haven't experienced before is the best way to expand your mind, broaden your horizons, give you the ability to see from alternate perspectives and view situations from different angles. It's what makes you creative.
2006-09-19 20:49:53 · answer #7 · answered by Zu 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the phrase is self-explanatory. the familiar as well, had been unfamiliar to you until you came up to it. EXPLORE, don't sit back and wait for things to happen, don't be afraid to choose the less-travelled road, to experience new things.it's the way to knowledge.
2006-09-19 20:14:33 · answer #8 · answered by mar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you try to come to term with unfamiliar and in the process learn from errors-irespective of costs you incurred encourse.
2006-09-19 20:05:09 · answer #9 · answered by s g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what is meant is that by not staying with the safe and known, we can not experiance new and exciting things in order to grow , use your imagination , experiment and grow . the possibilities are endless.
2006-09-19 20:15:21 · answer #10 · answered by grim_reaper_69 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋