Friday, June 08, 2007

"I believe that Kant said that we invariably forget what we set out to do. We have all experienced the frustration of losing our way because we were so caught up in the specific details of the process itself. Then we look up and realize that we are in a different place from where we wanted to be in the first place. This happened because we lost our vision.

This is why we need to remind ourselves the original purpose of learning English, as well as learning any other foreign language. We study English not just to be skilled in the language, but to enhance our position in the world. Let's keep reminding ourselves of that."