On information

　　The advent of the Internet has brought us into an era of information explosion. Many people embrace the new information age, cheering "information is king"; while others are skeptical, saying "Information is pretty thin stuff unless mixed with experience." I tend to agree with the latter, because experience is the catalyst to make information valuable. There is no doubt that the importance of information becomes so self-evident, but without experience information can be futile or even fatal. Take Ma Su as an example. As a smart disciple of Zhuge Liang, the legendary figure in the Romance of Three Kingdoms, he was good at analyzing information and coming up with brilliant military tactics. But when appointed commander in a real battle, he met his Waterloo for the lack of hands-on experience. In order to make information more useful, we need experience to guide us how to make the best of information. Of course, we should gather useful information first. But what is more important is to apply the information to practical use and accumulate as much valuable experience as possible, which can make information "thick" and work in our favor.