Being ignorant in Arabic means "to know, and be convinced of your knowledge, when what you know is wrong or incomplete." In this case, for your fellow students, it was being convinced they were something they were not.
I can't even tell you how fitting this is to our whole world today. Believing that we can continue to do things, at a social, political and economic level, the same way we've done them since the 1900s when the under currents of our world are shifting beyond recognition.
I pray for our world that our leaders and decision makers become aware of their ignorance.
Thank you for this reflection. It brought me back to the girl who failed almost everything in school. Grade 9 was the only time I did well, then I dropped out. It wasn’t because I didn’t care. I just couldn’t learn the way they wanted me to. I was holding trauma, navigating a world that didn’t understand my mind, and trying to survive systems that called me lazy and dumb when I was actually overwhelmed.
It took years, and three university degrees, to realize I was never broken. I just learned differently. I saw systems. I felt what others ignored. I asked harder questions.
Now I know that not knowing is a strength. It keeps me open, willing to change, willing to listen. Intelligence isn’t static. What’s true today might evolve tomorrow. The only real limitation is thinking we’ve already arrived.
Thank you so much Ms Lord 🤩 for reminding me to approach anything and anyone with a curious beginner’s mind, in the moment.
I am also one of the people who are both dumb and smart, depending on the topic, the person I interact with and other variables. Every day is an adventure to be and act as the best version of myself, good or low days are alright as I do the best I can with courage (coeur-age) living with my chronic disease (dis-ease) that I am doing my best to overcome, one day at a time thanks to the kindness and skills of expert mentors and facilitators. Gratitude ✨🙏🏽✨❤️✌🏽✨
Being ignorant in Arabic means "to know, and be convinced of your knowledge, when what you know is wrong or incomplete." In this case, for your fellow students, it was being convinced they were something they were not.
I can't even tell you how fitting this is to our whole world today. Believing that we can continue to do things, at a social, political and economic level, the same way we've done them since the 1900s when the under currents of our world are shifting beyond recognition.
I pray for our world that our leaders and decision makers become aware of their ignorance.
Thank you for this reflection. It brought me back to the girl who failed almost everything in school. Grade 9 was the only time I did well, then I dropped out. It wasn’t because I didn’t care. I just couldn’t learn the way they wanted me to. I was holding trauma, navigating a world that didn’t understand my mind, and trying to survive systems that called me lazy and dumb when I was actually overwhelmed.
It took years, and three university degrees, to realize I was never broken. I just learned differently. I saw systems. I felt what others ignored. I asked harder questions.
Now I know that not knowing is a strength. It keeps me open, willing to change, willing to listen. Intelligence isn’t static. What’s true today might evolve tomorrow. The only real limitation is thinking we’ve already arrived.
Thank you so much Ms Lord 🤩 for reminding me to approach anything and anyone with a curious beginner’s mind, in the moment.
I am also one of the people who are both dumb and smart, depending on the topic, the person I interact with and other variables. Every day is an adventure to be and act as the best version of myself, good or low days are alright as I do the best I can with courage (coeur-age) living with my chronic disease (dis-ease) that I am doing my best to overcome, one day at a time thanks to the kindness and skills of expert mentors and facilitators. Gratitude ✨🙏🏽✨❤️✌🏽✨