If you are lost in the forest there are two types of guides that can help you find your way out. One type of guide I will call the fox and the other the eagle.
One type of guide, the fox, knows a path through the forest and has traveled that path. The fox guide can walk beside you and lead you out of the forest.
The other type of guide, the eagle, sees the whole forest and can give you an understanding of the whole forest. With this knowledge, you can figure out your path and walk it by yourself.
One way is not better than the other way, they are just different ways of approaching the same problem.
Who are you, the fox or the eagle.