Learning, Thinking/ Feeling and Living

There are so many instances when we are able to understand things but find it difficult to implement them. Thinking and talking about things like 'speaking the truth' are so easy. Everybody know that they are to be done. One can go to great lengths to discuss about its pros and cons, feeling passionately about it, etc, but living it as a everyday affair is the biggest challenge.

Based on my recent experience of learning to drive a car, I get the following comparison -

Once gear is in position (a plane of thinking), then the clutch (thinking) has to be eased out and the accelerator (living it / practise of it) eased in to have a smooth movement.

Each time we come across a new concept to grapple with ( a different gear), we switch to our dominant way of processing it - thinking or feeling (the clutch). Then internalise the concept (change the gear), then we have to slowly and consciously bring it into daily practice (easing out the clutch and easing in the accelerator).

Hopefully we learn the process and are able to be become faster learners and implementers! I am sure we can do that!