I realized both words are expressed in a single word if translated into Bahasa Indonesia, which is "Belajar". Regarding to this, I began to wonder if "studying" and "learning" actually have the same meaning. But turns out that both have different context. I discussed this with some interesting people, each representing their unique thoughts. From the result of the discussion, this is my personal opinion.
The purpose of studying is to fulfill academical requirements. We are given some subjects from those who are authorized to teach because they have the knowledge, and we NEED to have these knowledge too to cooperate with other people of the world. Like the standard subjects; math, english, and so on. It is necessary for us to study these because they are essential in every existing systems of the world, such as economic growths and technologies.
Learning, however, is basically the same with studying... but once again, different context. It is more to personal matters. When we learn, we feed our soul. Learning is a way to accomplish one's life purpose. We don't learn something we dislike... we learn something that brings an enlightenment, that can help us achieve our life's purpose. This does not mean we learn only through things we like, though. Sometimes, we can get the point from tragedies and loss, too. It depends on how one responds to an event that happens to him/her. and each one of us, of course, have different pursuit of wholeness in life. That's what makes learning's different. Each of us learn something unique through various things that may differ from one to another, while we basically study the same methods to work on math problems.
Namaste!~
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