“We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience.”
John Dewey (1859–1952) American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer
“We learn of great things by little experiences.”
— Bram Stoker, book The Jewel of Seven Stars
Source: The Jewel of Seven Stars
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Basically we grew up not wanting to know that we had bodies. And it's not as if these piercings are in that deep — it's just on the surface. So if that little thing can do so much, who knows what else we can experience?