The first is from James Baldwin, which states, 'The paradox of education is precisely this - that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.'
The second is from Akala, 'What a weapon that your brain is, get educated'.
Recently, I read a life-impacting book called 'The Little Voice'. I highly recommend it. But...this is not a book review! If you want to know more about the book, you can find it here: The Little Voice.
For me, this book highlighted the fact that we have so many voices in our lives - so many people offering their opinion. I had/have many! It also highlights the impact these different voices can have on us.
It's great to be in a place where you have lots of advice around you when you are facing a crazy world, but too many cooks spoil the broth, right?
When I was young, the voices around me encouraged me to do well in education and get into a good career. So, what did the young me do? I did well in education and got into a career. What's the problem with that? Well, nothing. But where was my voice in all of this?
I decided to neglect self-development because I depended on all of the voices around me - in a sense I trusted that, that was what I needed to do - do well in education and get into a good career. As much I trusted the voices around me, I also trusted that my education was teaching me everything that I needed to know. Naive right? Right.
Discovering my voice, helped me to discover the things that I actually wanted to do and I soon realised that I didn't have to rely on the education that society provided (as I wasn't going to learn all I needed to learn this way). We must be willing to learn and teach ourselves new things. We must be willing to grow and invest in our self-development.
Self-development is about you growing as a person. If something isn't growing that means it is not alive! Therefore, while we are alive, our development must be at the top of our list.
I encourage you to find your voice. Know what you want to do. Then ... get educated.
For me, this book highlighted the fact that we have so many voices in our lives - so many people offering their opinion. I had/have many! It also highlights the impact these different voices can have on us.
It's great to be in a place where you have lots of advice around you when you are facing a crazy world, but too many cooks spoil the broth, right?
When I was young, the voices around me encouraged me to do well in education and get into a good career. So, what did the young me do? I did well in education and got into a career. What's the problem with that? Well, nothing. But where was my voice in all of this?
I decided to neglect self-development because I depended on all of the voices around me - in a sense I trusted that, that was what I needed to do - do well in education and get into a good career. As much I trusted the voices around me, I also trusted that my education was teaching me everything that I needed to know. Naive right? Right.
Discovering my voice, helped me to discover the things that I actually wanted to do and I soon realised that I didn't have to rely on the education that society provided (as I wasn't going to learn all I needed to learn this way). We must be willing to learn and teach ourselves new things. We must be willing to grow and invest in our self-development.
Self-development is about you growing as a person. If something isn't growing that means it is not alive! Therefore, while we are alive, our development must be at the top of our list.
I encourage you to find your voice. Know what you want to do. Then ... get educated.
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