So our little school of AlphaMax Academy has been once again been graced by an outstanding presence, that of Dr. Kamta. Dr. Kamta is an Indian surgeon. He visited the Academy and gave the senior class a lecture full of constructive wisdom on the 8th of December (I’ll mention that it was in 2009 for whoever decides to read these graced words two decades from now).
Dr. Kamta is a unique character who, though scientific, is also rather spiritual. Case in point: while telling us that 80% of the causes of diseases is mind-related, he also told us that “doctors don’t cure you, but treat you.” Yeah, he wasn’t exactly advertising his field of study. Rather, he was telling us something more important: he was telling us the truth.
In the half-an-hour’s worth of time he had with us, Dr. Kamtas also advised us that note-taking is crucial and one of the key reasons he remembered as well as he did during his university study; “the mind remembers what it has recently registered.” Also, if one wanted to retain something, he or she has to remember that rote learning has no long-term benefit, that attention is sharpest when there is no tension, and that memory works best when the mind is relaxed yet alert. Furthermore, one should maintain self-esteem and self-respect. In parting, Dr. Kamtas gave us a nice little joke:
“What’s the mind? It doesn’t matter;
What’s matter? Never mind.”
Zikomo Mhango
