Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Cultural Limitations
In many ways I do agree that we are “creatures
of our culture.” Realistically, we are influenced from birth by our surroundings.
We learn to speak by imitating those that we hear around us. These early
interacts make up our culture and shape our actions and communication patterns
from an early age. As we continue to
grow and learn we absorb the information presented and begin to shape our
beliefs off of the world around us. Our knowledge base tends to be limited by
the opportunities that are presented to us along the way. If a person were to
grow up in a small town with no access to information outside of that culture
they would not know anything else and their belief system would be based on
those around them. We break through these limitations by actively seeking out
other cultural beliefs and knowledge to expand our horizons and challenge our
beliefs with new found information. By opening ourselves up to different ways
of thinking and culture we allow ourselves to expand and adapt our habits and
beliefs counteracting the limited knowledge of our immediate surrounds.
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Our ability to see the world has grown so much with the internet and smart phones. I am in my mid 40’s and I remember life without cell phones and only having a few channels on television. We now have access to so much information. It can be sad when people are closed minded to this and only choose to live in their little world. Many people have a lot of their self esteem tied up in their beliefs. They view any suggestion of change as an attack on them. People can choose to live any way they want but should at least look at the rest of the world and expand our options.
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