It is hard to pick just one thing going on in the world to try to understand. Technology has made our world smaller over the years by allowing us to see things that just 2 decades ago we never would have heard of. We are at a point now where I can know virtually every piece of public information if I only take the time to look. Why do I need to know?
Our world has been built by societies and cultures that until recently had no opportunity to come together on a plan. At this point no country wants to reform.
(REFORM- I am NOT working here under a definition of “fix”, “patch-up”, or “reeducate”. I am in fact thinking of reform under its simplest possible definition in the English language. RE-FORM, as in FORM AGAIN.)
I could and likely will one day explain the need for our governments to reform, but it won’t be today.
Now we can form our own opinions on the world. This is a luxury that our grandparents did not have. We have an ability to make our own opinions based what we witness with our own eyes. If we chose to only rely on what we are told then we are derelict in our duties.
It is not our job to provide the answers to our children. It is our job to provide the evidence that lead us to our answers, and hope that they agree. It’s known that one generation never agrees with the generation before it, and that is because every generation has more information than the one before it. Shouldn’t we try to get the same amount of information that will be available to our children BEFORE they get it? We owe it to them to give them what our parents could not give us.
I believe that there is a universal “desire” to provide every option for our children. We “desire” different things. Your list of things may include money, comfort, education or some concept that I can not grasp, but if it does not include knowledge than your list is not complete.
We can not provide evidence to a question we have not taken the time to think about for ourselves. It is not uncommon for parents to not know what their kids are being taught in school because the parent was not taught while they were in school….or college…or graduate school.
I need to know about Jill Carroll. I need to know about Iran. I need to know how our government works and how other governments work I need know what makes the Sky Blue. The list goes on forever. You will pay taxes or a private institution to educate your child, but the responsibility of giving your child knowledge is yours and yours alone.
That is why I need to know. That is why I am here. I can not give them money or comfort or many of the things you give your children, but I can try to give understanding and tolerance and patience. The first step however is getting it myself. I can try to give them a better world but for that I will be needing your help.
