Every day, through interaction with other people and the world,
we learn and experience new things. These experiences, no matter how big or
small they may be, are all important because it is these experiences that shape
who we are and who we will become. If there is anything I’ve learned from my
psychology class this year, it is that one’s environment plays an extreme role
in their development. It is through experience and interaction with our environment
that we learn crucial skills that enable us to thrive and be good members of
society. As such, I wholeheartedly believe that “A mind that is stretched by a
new experience can never go back to its old dimensions”
Not only are the experiences we directly experience
important, but so too are the ideas we are exposed to. As we mature and as we
are exposed to more unique and different ideas, our own views begin to change. Even
ideas that we don’t necessarily like or agree with can make an impact and
stretch our minds in different ways, often causing us to reconsider our
previous notions and beliefs. As we are exposed to more and more ideas, our
mind is stretched even further and we are able to think about things in new ways
we couldn’t before.
In a way, this quote relates to our argument topic from last
week about the unknown. Only by venturing into the unknown and experiencing new
things and being exposed to new ideas are our minds able to permanently stretch
and our attitudes and beliefs change.
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