thoughts

It doesn’t matter how well you relate if you don’t have the credentials to back it up. This is a good and bad thing. Unfortunately, when people who genuinely have the experiences that enable them to relate and relay knowledge, and offer advice and perspective, their words are weightless. The paper, the accreditation by the colleges and universities certifies that this person has gone through the motions. It doesn’t mean they are smart, that they necessarily understand the content they learned, or ever formed a context to which they can be an effective messenger of knowledge to society. It means they went through the motions that a society deems as appropriately suitable for someone specializing in an area of thought. So I go through the motions, and continually frame the content of my experiences in a way that would allow for opportunities to grow in the future. If the paper is what I need, I will not be a rebel. I will get it. I will get as many papers, degrees, certifications as possible. But the hallmark of understanding is production. What will I be producing in the meantime that would highlight and emphasize the depth and breadth of my understanding?

I want to write a book. I just don’t know the plot yet. Is this a problem? not really. Every time I journal I see a book materializing before my eyes. These are cliff notes documenting the progressive nature of human development.