“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.”Explanation:  No matter how experienced or accomplished we become, there is always something left to learn. Hemingway was speaking about cra…

“We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master.”Explanation:  No matter how experienced or accomplished we become, there is always something left to learn. Hemingway was speaking about craft, particularly writing, but the thought applies just as easily to almost any profession or pursuit.An apprentice is someone still learning the tools, techniques and discipline of a trade. By placing everyone in that position, Hemingway removes the idea that there is a final point at which a person can say they have completely mastered what they do. Experience may bring confidence and expertise, but it does not bring an end to learning.New ideas, changing circumstances and even mistakes continue to teach us. The best practitioners remain open to improving their methods rather than assuming that experience alone makes them infallible.The quote also carries a certain humility. Calling even accomplished people “apprentices” suggests that expertise and curiosity can coexist. Being good at something does not require believing that there is nothing more to discover.Quote of the day by William Gibson: “The future is already here — it’s just not very evenly distributed.”The quote was published in the New York Journal-American on July 11, 1961, just days before his death.About the author: Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer and journalist known for his distinctive, economical prose. His major works include The Sun Also Rises, A Farewell to Arms, For Whom the Bell Tolls and The Old Man and the Sea. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954.

Source: Deccan Herald