To think; it's a task that comes so natural to us it's like breathing. Absorbing information like a sponge, too, is natural, whether we realize it or not. However there are differences between the two; one can be a become a deep thinker, and another an educated person. Let's first look at what a deep thinker is.
Deep thinking is when one not only reads, but reads in a way where they mull over the piece. It requires analyzing, pondering & questioning, and processing the piece to its fullest. Deep thinking allows one to not only think outside the box, and gain different perspectives, but it also broadens ones horizons. It allows for them to become knowledgeable on different levels.
An educated person; who is qualified as an educated person, if not all of us. Each and everyone of us is educated on some level. We've retained information of some matter and/or factor, and thus educated are educated on it. But, if one is educated, does that mean they are a deep thinker, and vice versa?
One who is educated is not necessarily a deep thinker, because one who is educated can read something and not truly process what it says. Anyone can read something, but when you are a deep thinker, you do more than that.
Being a deep thinker does not necessarily mean you are educated. Some of the best deep thinkers I know did not come from a formal education. For example, my mother did not go to college, however if you were to sit down with her and actually have an intellectual conversation about a piece, she would be able to discuss it on a variety of levels much like a deep thinker does. Therefore not having the education background as most of us have, does not mean one can not be a deep thinker.
What is the difference between an educated person and a deep thinker? Well, there are many differences, maybe you are deep thinker, maybe you are simply educated. Maybe you are lucky and are both!
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