To Know the World One Must Construct It
“To know the world one must construct it.” – Cesare Pavese, 1908-1950, Italian Poet
This is a good thing to remember. The world of humans doesn’t just exist. We build our world through experience, genetics, necessity, desire, fear, hope and need. It is good to take time to reflect on how our constructed world may or may not reflect reality. For example, the person who feels everyone is out to get them. Did that person really construct an accurate world, is it true? Or the person who constantly worries about dying or being poverty stricken. How real or the threats he or she faces
and is the world they constructed based on a realistic appraisal of those risks, or just out-of-whack fear and apprehension.
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