Learning

School is for remembering.
Remembering dates and places,
kings and generals,
wars and empires,
revolutions and dynasties.
We remember.

College is about knowing.
Knowing how economy works,
how friendship survives,
that you are you.
Knowing what makes it all go.
We know.

Life is about understanding.
Understanding why we do what we do,
why we lie, why we love,
why we wage war.
Understanding why we live, and what we live for.
We understand.

We always remember,
sometimes know,
and rarely understand.