A Quotable Sentence from The Far Pavilions

[#quotable💬] “People everywhere preferred to make their own mistakes, and resented strangers (even efficient and well-meaning ones) interfering with their affairs.” – M.M. Kaye, extract from The Far Pavilions.

💭Origin: I came across this sentence while reading the epic fictional novel - The Far Pavilions. The context was colonial India, but I feel this particular extract is fairly universal and applies to learning too.

I used to mostly read only non-fiction, but I began to find that reading fiction provides so many opportunities for learning, sometimes in a deeper way to a non-fiction book. That’s how this quote came to be here.

I think even young children prefer to be this way too - to attempt things themselves and give it a go on their own terms, without interference.

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