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To these ends an educated person in my opinion, would be a person who at least:
Clearly these are characteristics that can be learned in formal education but do need to be developed in such a process.
An educated person, in other words, is one for whom being is more important than knowing or having .
How come there is not a point of someone who needs to defend his own education immensely to be considered being educated....and drink distilled water to feel highly educated... hmmm... can someone advise me on this???
To these ends an educated person in my opinion, would be a person who at least:
- has a deep and genuine empathy, striving to understand others, with the ability to withhold their own judgement until they are sure that they do understand;
- is sensitive to the psychological, physical, moral and cultural milieu in which they find themselves, showing respect and caring at all times;
- has a clear understanding of his or her own values, wants and preferences without wishing to impose these on others;
- is independent, within the constraints of collaborative living, in action and thought, taking responsibility for the health and well-being of their body and their mind;
- understands the connectedness of everything in the world, and even in the universe, and so acts responsibly in everything they do - the slogan "think globally, act locally" applies here;
- is congruent, meaning that the person will be comfortable in their own skin, able to acknowledge their own feelings and the feelings of others without condescension.
Clearly these are characteristics that can be learned in formal education but do need to be developed in such a process.
An educated person, in other words, is one for whom being is more important than knowing or having .
How come there is not a point of someone who needs to defend his own education immensely to be considered being educated....and drink distilled water to feel highly educated... hmmm... can someone advise me on this???
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