I hear and forget. I see and hear and I remember. However, when I see, hear and do, I understand and succeed.

You teach me, I forget. You show me, I remember. You involve me, I understand.

A poet stated it more succinctly when he wrote, “I hear and forget. I see and hear and I remember. However, when I see, hear and do, I understand and succeed.” Interestingly enough, you will discover that when you read this book a second time, you will get more thoughts and more ideas than you did the first time. This is especially true if you read a few minutes every day before you start your day’s activities and just before you go to sleep.

You tell me, and I forget
You teach me, and I remember
You involve me, and I learn

I do remember, and then when I try to remember, I forget.

Tell me and I will forget, show me and I may remember; involve me and I will understand.

Tell me and I'll forget, show me and I may remember, involve me and I'll learn.

Sometimes I think I understand everything — then I regain consciousness.

You'll understand when you've forgotten what you understood before

I know beginnings, I know endings too,
and life-in-death, and something else
I'd rather not recall just now.

Why do I not forget?

My ears hear colors and my eyes see sounds.

I discovered myself and the world, and forgot them, and discovered them again

I saw and heard, and knew at last
The How and Why of all things, past,
and present, and forevermore.