Thursday, May 7, 2026

The Fire That Feeds Itself

 


A Subhashita (Wise saying) mentions this:

न चोरहार्यं न च राजहार्यं न भ्रातृभाज्यं न च भारकारि। 

व्यये कृते वर्धत एव नित्यं विद्याधनं सर्वधनप्रधानम्॥

Na choraharyam na cha rajaharyam, na bhratrubhajyam na cha bharakari | 

Vyaye krute vardhata eva nityam, vidyadhananam sarvadhanapradhanam ||

Which translated meant that ‘It cannot be stolen by thieves, nor taken away by kings. It cannot be divided among brothers, and it does not weigh you down. The more you spend it, the more it flourishes. The wealth of knowledge is the supreme form of all wealth.’

Every new concept, skill, or perspective you acquire is an upgrade because real learning expands the mind, instead of filling it. When learning becomes a lifelong adventure, the mind does not get full of facts, it gets hungry for more.

This is the beautiful paradox of the wealth of knowledge - it is yours alone and yet it flourishes when it is shared. 

As you continue to learn, you are not filling a vessel, you are fueling a fire that never needs to go out.



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