to teach others
to teach others is to discover about ourselves. this is the coin of the two sides of teaching and
learning. by finding out what others do not know (some of which to you might be common
knowledge or simply intuitional), one learns about oneself. seeing how other people think and work
out problems helps us
to develop our own ways of thinking. the relativity of ones own knowledge. different backgrounds.
viewpoints. help to question. or solidify. your own. by meeting others who are shy, we might learn
that we're not so shy after all. or not as short. or tall. or fat. or dumb (or smart) as we thought. we
can
see how others live their lives. and make judgments on our own. after all. these things are but
relative. to exist they need a contrast. to have ideas about who you are, who you would like to
become. you must know who you aren't. who you would not want to become.
this is a reason to meet new people. of a wide and varying culture. to clarify ones own sense of self.
to learn about others. (and ultimately to discover there is no difference. no contrast. all one. no self).
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