There was, and still is, one reason that I had discovered by chance and by observation, that enables me to read original, classical works. That is- "dilution b

There was, and still is, one reason that I had discovered by chance and by observation, that enables me to read original, classical works. That is- "dilution by lesser minds." Once in 10th grade, I read up a poem on my curriculum in advance before the teacher taught it. I explained it to myself, it made sense and I found it interesting. Then the teacher explained it, and ai realized that, the teacher doesn't really get the poem. He cannot fully grasp all dimensions of it. And he explained it in a much lesser way. (I have had much better teachers who taught me how to understand poetry in the first place.) That day was just the beginning. From then on, I always read the originals- it translates to reading the claasical works by Plato, Ariatotle, reading old poetry, and reading religious scriptures, and reading the original scientific papers rather than the coverage by popular media. Lesser men dilute things. All things. They cannot fully grasp the entirety of a work, and explain only the part and up to the extent that they understood. This limitation also applies to me, but I get much more out than other people can. This is very limiting for me, and leaves me to desire much more. I learn so much better- both qualitatively and quantitively when I read original sources rather than rely on other people's explanation, or the common understanding available. Yes, I am upping it to say that entire societies have gotten many things wrong when it comes to understanding and "getting" stuff created by great people. (There are people who actually gets stuff, but many keep it to themselves and don't correct others.) Sounds like it comes from a place with unhealthy amount of hubris? May be that is true, but what I say is extremely true.