Have you ever challenged your
life assumptions? Have you ever thought about your inner perceptions about the
world? If not, then you should give it a thought.
One of the effects that journeys
have on me is to bring out my philosophical side and make me more aware of
myself. You may wonder why life assumptions are particularly important. I see
them as a set of unwritten rules, embedded in you, that govern your individual
life and perhaps your social life. There is a theory that I like very much and can be applied here –constructivism -,
saying that our identities are socially constructed. Moreover, it also states that the structure
and the agent construct each other. Applied, these things can mean that the way you
see the world shapes your identity and personal structure but, in the same
time, you have the power of remodeling your ideas and assumptions. To add on, as long
as you have the wrong or just inappropriate perceptions about the world, your
social relations are also different and this in turn it affects your
identity.
Maybe it seems twisted, but it is
actually quite simple. To bring your life assumptions to surface, practically, you
just have to think about your own decision-making process, about what makes you
happy and sad, and especially about the situations that make you feel uncomfortable. Particularly these last ones have the potential
to reveal hidden assumptions. And then, talk! Just find someone that you rely
on, that is really close to you and that does not judge you, and talk things
out!
It happened to me as well, though
it is not to be shared here. However, it was an automatically generated inner
idea that I happened to carry with me for years without even realizing.
In the end, it is a journey of
self-discovery. Due to the fact that we are increasingly more dynamic every
day, we tend to ignore our foundation, our history and the way we have been
built. Perhaps it is the right time to give it a closer look and create a
better self.
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