Inter-Discipline

When I was in high school, I hated studying.

I thought that studying is just an armchair theory and it's not useful for the real world.

After the entrance examination to get into university, I completely stopped studying and therefore, my GPA is terrible...haha

But, now, I love studying. It's like travelling and seeing the broader world.

Though I did't like studying and actually did not study when I was in university, I loved travelling. I just thought that back packers are cool. That was the motivation.

After I travelled to several countries like India, Jordan, Syria, America and Canada, I realized that studying can make my travelling more interesting and stimulating.

Why?

Because by studying, I could realize that everything is connected.

The more I study, the more I realized the connection in this world.

When I was in India, I learned how social hierarchy affects people's mindset.
When I was in Jordan and Syria, I realized that religion is really important to form the society.
When I was in America and Canada, I was impressed by the power and openness of the diversity of people.

Everything was connected: politics, economy, religion, culture, race, education, social welfare, etc etc...

By learning these factors simultaneously, I could see the connection in the society, got so excited and started studying. It was just interesting.

And now I love studying.

I think what lacks in japanese educational system is this kind of "inter-disciplinarity."

In general, subjects are taught separately and teachers don't tell about the excitement and the amazement of learning the connection of this world.

Being a specialist is surely important.

But at the same time, knowing about various areas and being able to find the connection between those factors are important, aren't they?