After a person is aware of his own ignorance, he can seek knowledge by learning from others and discovering for himself. Living a life where someone constantly examines themselves is important because if they don't examine themselves, they will have no knowledge of the things they don't know about themselves. Learning from others is a passive way to learn about something because you're not trying to go out and experience it yourself and learn through experiences. Learning from others is essential in the early stages of a human being's life. As human beings grow, they should start seeking more knowledge for themselves instead of learning from others because seeking knowledge for ourselves can help arrive at the deeper truth about oneself or something else. In school, students often learn from others instead of gaining knowledge on their own. When students begin to discover knowledge on their own, they try to get to the truth and are interested in gaining knowledge about the truth