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When You Can’t Figure Out Who You Are As A Whole Figure Out The Pieces
We live in a world where we can ask Siri or Alexa a question, but not be able to find the answer to some of the most basic questions like, who are we? How can we lose ourselves when we carry a mobile GPS with us everywhere we go? We are in the midst of a web of information, updates, and networks, but they can’t search our soul and give us answers. As news feed consumers we can get lost in a plethora of activity that does nothing to help us understand who we are apart from everything.
“Each person is an enigma. You’re a puzzle not only to yourself but also to everyone else, and the great mystery of our time is how we penetrate this puzzle.”
Theodore Zeldin
How do we learn? I learned to read by first learning the alphabet and about the sounds of each letter. I learned how to bake a cake by understanding something about each ingredient, how to measure the right amount, and mixing them together. I learned to play the flute by learning the notes on a page, how to use the instrument, play the notes, about pitch, tone, and then by putting it altogether.
“People begin to learn by trying peripheral activities, then take on more complex activities as they grow in confidence and see…
