From the day
we are born, we learn. From the moment we learn, we project. What we learn over and over and project over
and over becomes habitual. It becomes a part of us and that forms our attitudes
and our perceptions. What sustains from our learning is knowledge. Knowledge
comes from exposing all our senses to the environment around us. And in turn
what we are exposed to changes us just like what we project changes the
environment around us. What you are reading here is an impact of what I have
learnt from being exposed to the environments around me.
This is a
very crucial observation. It means that when what we are exposed to is
negative, we learn from it and most likely project what is negative too; as it
applies to what is positive. However, this also depends on what has the
strongest imprint in our lives. Change is inevitable then because every moment
of our lives we learn, acquire new knowledge; which changes our
projections. When we want change in our
environment, we should instill knowledge that is sufficient to support the
change we want. As humans we have evolved to appreciate the power of knowledge.
In every culture across the world, knowledge was treasured and was a tradition.
Acquisition of knowledge, whether through teachings or experience, differed
from culture to culture just like the content of the knowledge. Even so, it was
a mirror of the people and their environment then just as it is today. A friend
of mine once said “there are no good or bad people, we are simply a reflection
of our environment.” A society that supports the advancement of knowledge,
embraces every individual’s effort to learn, that does not limit unique
ventures, or even fear the changes that come with them; is a society that grows
and prospers.
(To be continued...)
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