23. Theory and Practice 理論與實踐
When talking about the importance of theory and practice, some people think theory is rather empty and abstract, so we should try to practice a lot to obtain our goals; while others maintain that practice is rather too blind and what we really need is to understand profound theories.
談到有關(guān)理論和實踐的關(guān)系,有人認為理論過于空洞和抽象,因此我們應(yīng)該努力實踐達到我們的目標;而還有人認為實踐太過盲目,我們所需要的應(yīng)該是高深的理論。
Both of these viewpoints have their own shortcomings. The former one only focuses on the importance of practice, but in fact, practice without the guidance of theory is just like a car without an engine. The latter one ignores the importance of practice. Paying no attention to the function of practice will only lead to empty words.
這兩種觀點分別有其缺點。前者只看到了實踐的重要性,實際上,沒有理論的實踐就像沒有引擎的汽車;后者則忽視了實踐的重要,無視實踐的作用,這將會導(dǎo)致空洞的言語。
What we should do is to systematically combine these two viewpoints. In our practice, we should try to study the related theory to make our practice easier. While studying theories, we should try to think in which situations we can put the theories into reality.
我們應(yīng)該做的是把二者有機地結(jié)合起來。在我們實踐過程中,應(yīng)不斷學(xué)習(xí)相關(guān)理論使實踐更加易行;在學(xué)習(xí)理論時,我們應(yīng)該思考在什么情況下,我們可以把該理論付諸實施。