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An Insight about beliefs shaping my worldview

15 May 2024, 23:13 Publicly Viewable

I believe that we all come from different backgrounds, faced different realities and that all makes us to have different worldviews. The world and our lives are shaped by how interact with people and live through our daily experiences. Under unit six it makes use to question the systems from which we currently know from and make meaning from understanding the world we truly exist in. In addition these texts also provides us to be on a look out for our prejudices, preconceptions and assumptions.

Two 'teachings'/beliefs that have shaped my worldview:

1. I grew up in a Christian household where I was taught the importance of loving your neighbor as much as you love yourself and how to behave as a Christian girl.

2. The importance of my spiritual journey, I was raised to believe that besides being a Christian you must also have your personal and intimate relationship with God. And also to practice what you preach to other people.

Sharing these with my classmate, I realized that the need on Christian and spirituality view of life my seem to be foreign or strange to the people of other Christian backgrounds. With that said I was intrigued by some of their spiritual journey and how they practice and do things. This exercise has helped me a lot to also become more aware of my own criticism of other beliefs or teachings and has also encouraged me a lot to see and approach different worldviews with an open heart and interest.