One way by which we obtain knowledge is by playing and working with information and putting it together for ourselves as knowledge. In doing that, we could say, as Paulo Freire says, we invent knowledge. Another way we obtain knowledge is by accepting the knowledge of others, sometimes blindly. Whichever way we obtain knowledge, we can modify it. I began to give up in a big way being a passive receptacle when I was about 20 and started actively questioning, searching, and learning new information and knowledge rather than accepting ready-made answers as absolute. I felt myself being in a time of active growth, and I had no idea that a great deal of further expansion was ahead. What helps me most is wanting to learn, being open, listening and considering while not accepting others' knowledge as my own, letting go of what doesn't fit and going with what feels right, going with my truth rather than what someone else says is true.
On Apr 7, 2026 David Doane wrote :