Knowledge vs superior knowledge

Going back to school, I'm amazed at how much my classmates know and how much I don't know. Sometime it's hard to keep up. The other day a classmate gave me an answer when I was stuck. I won't say that person's name but I'm thinking of an number between 1 and.... I'm thinking of a letter that's between..... It doesn't matter who it was. That person had knowledge and when the knowledge was shared I think it became superior knowledge for me. The classmate may never how I appreciated the info. It may seem like a small gesture, but to me it got me unstuck and I could move on and keep up with the class.

One semester, I sat in the MAC lab and stared at the screen for a long time, not knowing what to do next. A student rolled his chair over to my computer and simply said, "push that key" and rolled back. His gesture was so low key as if he didn't think anything of it. Magic!

I have a chance to share my knowledge about fine arts and exhibiting. This year, I was asked to be art mentor and critique high school student's work entered in a contest. I didn't want to do it because I've got school and no time. Besides I think that I don't give a good critique. I've seen other artist that teach at many different levels of school and they have great things to tell the students about their work.

That classmate, who may not think the info is much, believe me it is, taught me a lesson. The info I share could also make a difference in a high school student's work. It may not seem like a big deal to me, but when a young person comes up to you with their artwork in hand, they really want to get feed back. Maybe my little bitty knowledge can become superior knowledge for someone else. Thanks to that classmate and other classmates who say something.