"If young people are only dancing and no longer is farming, then the behavior akin to making tortillas without flour or corn masa; the most important ingredients are missing." This quotation from the book was the highlight of my reading because I felt that I could make many connections to it.
The book explained that many of the people were participating in the dances related to their culture but were not truly understanding the reason for those dances. Without the acts of actual farming, these dances, as the author explained, are not as important. Many of their young people thus fall into the dilemma of adhering to their culture but they do not participate in all of its essential practices.
I feel that many students, including myself, often fall into the same problem of understanding only the surface of an issue instead of trying to tackle it completely. Students often only do their assigned work to get the grade and then the degree. I believe that the real curiosity for knowledge is often drowned for grades and a job.
I do not want to be misunderstood in saying that grades and a degree are not important. The opposite is indeed true. These aspects are important especially considering the economy we live in. However, I believe that like many of the characters in the book who are simply dancing to dance, many students go to school solely for monetary gains. I think that the essence of school should be to promote knowledge and instill a sense of curiosity to better understand the world.
I agree, sometimes we often forget the important values in life when we are trying get a degree. I feel as if we are often pushed into this one street and told "get a job, get a job", when although this is important, we also need to focus on other things in life.
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