#awakeningyourworth -Why Do I Learn? — The Old Me vs The Evolving Me
Why Do I Learn? — The Old Me vs The Evolving Me There is one question that landed in my heart recently… A simple question, but it pierced through layers of my past: “Why do I learn?” At first, I laughed. Then I paused. Then I realised… this question is not simple at all. It is the key to understanding how much I’ve changed. 🌱 The Old Me Learnt for Survival If I’m brutally honest, the younger version of me learned because she wanted to feel “educated.” Like many of us growing up in the old-school Asian household, knowledge was the only currency to feel safe, respected, accepted. I learned so people would take me seriously. I learned so I wouldn’t feel small. I learned so I didn’t get left behind. That version of me studied from fear — fear of being judged, fear of being invisible, fear of being “not enough.” And I honour her. She did her best. 🌿 The Evolving Me Learns for Freedom Today… I learn for a completely different reason. I learn because I’m curious....