It's so good to read this and that someone is raising the impact of childhood upbringing on thoughts, beliefs and decisions in later life.
For the last 18 years I've been working in the early-years sector. That's the period from conception to the age of around 5. I've learnt a lot about brain development in children, the role of the adult in that and the impact of trauma on the brain.
It's interesting that many people who don't work in this field don't associate what they do now with what they were taught and experienced as a child and the beliefs and standards with which they were inculcated.
We are the product of our upbringing - and we have to work very hard to become the adult we want to become if the natural path from our childhood doesn't get us there.....
I highly appreciate your expert opinion, and I am glad that you emphasized the importance of beliefs acquired in early childhood throughout a person's life.
Thank you, Michael! I didn't breathe while reading. It's a fantastic story, fantastically told! P.S. I hope your knee is healed. By the way, who knows? Maybe an injured knee saved you from a lot more embarrassing situations than having an unwanted wife on your lap!
Thanks … a chapter from my autobiography - CAN I HAVE YOUR MONEY? - made the AMAZOM TOP 100 several years back - sometimes those embarrassing moments become funny anecdotes years later
As always, great article, Bernhard! I absolutely agree with the definition and explanation of awareness. Regarding consciousness, I would like to offer my opinion because consciousness does not refer only to a person. Consciousness is the coherence of opposite elements in one system.
If you mean the last sentence as a definition, there's nothing to argue about bc definitions are free. I use a definition that is based on the etymology of the word consciousness: knowing together - or: knowing a togetherness; the etymology of 'know' is 'to see' (via the Old English word 'witan'), so consciousness is seeing a togetherness; in my perspective, the action of seeing is performed by one person.
Do you have a derivation of your definition of consciousness - or it is simply a definition?
You explained it excellently, Bernhard! The perspective from which you built the definition has a perfect logical thread. If you don't mind, I only allowed myself to broaden the perspective, which in no way changes the essence of your conclusion. Precisely, etymologically, "togetherness" refers to the coherence that I apply when I extend "consciousness" as a term to other conscious systems. Anyway, we get to the "togetherness" you speak of.
It's so good to read this and that someone is raising the impact of childhood upbringing on thoughts, beliefs and decisions in later life.
For the last 18 years I've been working in the early-years sector. That's the period from conception to the age of around 5. I've learnt a lot about brain development in children, the role of the adult in that and the impact of trauma on the brain.
It's interesting that many people who don't work in this field don't associate what they do now with what they were taught and experienced as a child and the beliefs and standards with which they were inculcated.
We are the product of our upbringing - and we have to work very hard to become the adult we want to become if the natural path from our childhood doesn't get us there.....
Thank you so much, Dr Nia!
I highly appreciate your expert opinion, and I am glad that you emphasized the importance of beliefs acquired in early childhood throughout a person's life.
Thank you!
Open mouth, Insert Foot https://open.substack.com/pub/michael880/p/open-mouth-insert-foot?r=3b6pw1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
Thank you, Michael! I didn't breathe while reading. It's a fantastic story, fantastically told! P.S. I hope your knee is healed. By the way, who knows? Maybe an injured knee saved you from a lot more embarrassing situations than having an unwanted wife on your lap!
Thanks … a chapter from my autobiography - CAN I HAVE YOUR MONEY? - made the AMAZOM TOP 100 several years back - sometimes those embarrassing moments become funny anecdotes years later
Great, Michael!
“The beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms.” (Socrates)
A fine example is the difference between consciousness and awareness. Two terms that are often considered synonyms, but denote two completely different phenomena. See https://open.substack.com/pub/bernhardexplores/p/consciousness-is-not-the-same-as?r=3oqs68&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
As always, great article, Bernhard! I absolutely agree with the definition and explanation of awareness. Regarding consciousness, I would like to offer my opinion because consciousness does not refer only to a person. Consciousness is the coherence of opposite elements in one system.
Thanks, Mladena, for your perspective.
If you mean the last sentence as a definition, there's nothing to argue about bc definitions are free. I use a definition that is based on the etymology of the word consciousness: knowing together - or: knowing a togetherness; the etymology of 'know' is 'to see' (via the Old English word 'witan'), so consciousness is seeing a togetherness; in my perspective, the action of seeing is performed by one person.
Do you have a derivation of your definition of consciousness - or it is simply a definition?
You explained it excellently, Bernhard! The perspective from which you built the definition has a perfect logical thread. If you don't mind, I only allowed myself to broaden the perspective, which in no way changes the essence of your conclusion. Precisely, etymologically, "togetherness" refers to the coherence that I apply when I extend "consciousness" as a term to other conscious systems. Anyway, we get to the "togetherness" you speak of.
These are great. Wake up and rise a love self limiting beliefs ❤️
Thank you so much, dear Paolo!