I realized that as a thinking person his advantage lay precisely in his lack of formal education. Nobody told him what to think, and thus he was free to think clearly.
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In "River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze," author Peter Hessler reflects on the unique perspective of a man who lacked formal education. This absence of traditional schooling allowed him to think independently, without the constraints of prescribed ideas or beliefs. By not having a predetermined framework for understanding the world, he could approach it with a fresh and clear mindset.
Hessler emphasizes that the ability to think freely can sometimes...
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