They said: Does our time allow for all of that?

So this which you have quickly seized upon or grabbed is not study. Rather, to study is to arrive at the truth and what is right by memorising, deep probing study, analysis of views, referring back to the sources, discussing the evidences, knowing the points of view in differences of opinion, being fully aware of the known and the anomalous opinions, comparing between the schools and preferring some over others, testing theories and points of view, sitting with the learned, speaking with scholars, drawing close to [knowledgeable] people, copying books, capturing points of benefit and the dictations of teachers, travelling and journeying, enduring evening and night journeys, sometimes by land and at times on the deepest seas, and perseverance in the face of difficulties, for the one who adorns himself with patience is more worthy of attaining his need.
They said: Does our time allow for all of that?
I said: Yes, so protect it from being wasted. Beware of newspapers and magazines, television and radio, the internet, high-end mobiles and smart phones, loitering on the streets and in shopping areas, strolling in gardens, and keeping company with those fond of food and drink and infatuated with desires and pleasures. Avoid forming deep friendships with people and rise above making enemies.
They said: Who lives this type of life?
I said: Men and women in the East and West do live this. Theirs is a nobility by which they tread upon the stars. They have souls that cause them to settle on elevated lands and lofty heights and which refuse to settle them in low lands and inferior depths.
I have seen their type in Oxford, content with hard living, and turning their eyes away from the pleasures of life. They have no concern but knowledge and no aspiration but excellence. Calamity and misfortune have become easy for them, as if between them is a mutual bond and friendship.
They said: Are we not from the world? What do we do about its news and events?
I said: Ignorance of that will not harm you, even if some of it may be necessary. For [as the poet says]:
“Soon the days will reveal to you what you did not know,
And the one you did not furnish with provision will bring you the news.”