Jenesis Veras

Professor Jackson

11/20/14

Prompt: "It is more important to understand than to be understood." –Bill Russell

Understand the World Because the World Won’t Try to Understand You

The world in which we live in is composed of many different ideologies, philosophies, theories and beliefs. Each and every single one of them has a sense of reasoning behind it. Some may view certain belief systems to be unjustifiable, but that does not take away from the explanation of those particular beliefs. Since our world has become a much diverse nation, it is crucially important to gain the ability to understand various concepts.

Understanding is the key to knowledge, and knowledge is the key to wisdom, and wisdom is the key to opportunity. Trying to understand and fully comprehend as much ideas as one possibly can obtain is the wisest way to acquire survival and success. If one knows a lit bit about many things in various areas, it becomes quite impossible for another human being to have an advantage over the one with the acquired knowledge.

In reality, many people do not care about what one thinks and they won’t take the time to try to fully comprehend your own ideas and belief systems. However, in this self-concerned world, it is quite important to have the ability to try to understand the world around you because no one will care enough to try to understand you.