
Originally Posted by
skymoon
Sometimes people have acquired knowledge through reading books, but they still could not completely understand it. For example, if one needs to write a book about a culture from other country, one should start by going there and being experienced it and felt it practically. Books can only let them know about the surface of the culture and it is impossible to make them completely understand all the aspects of the culture.
Sometimes people have acquired knowledge through reading books, but they have not aquired the kind of knowledge they could have acquired through experience. For example, if you want to write a book about a place (a foreign country, for example) it is best to go there and experience what it is like in person. A book can only tell you so much about a place.

Originally Posted by
skymoon
In conclusion, knowledge gained from experience is practical, whereas knowledge gained from books is theoretical. Books only provide us a theoretical framework about what the information is, but when come to the feelings books are helpless. There is a proverb, “Experience is a good teacher.” Which tell us that we learn from our experience and practical life.
In conclusion, knowledge gained from experience is practical, whereas knowledge gained from books is theoretical. There is a proverb, "Experience is the best teacher," which tells us that we learn from doing.
~R