Every day, I look at my baby, and I’m amazed at how much she’s growing and learning.
I’m always eager to introduce her to something new and teach her valuable skills. She’s acquiring new words, learning how to roll over, crawl, and walk—everything.
This leads me to reflect on everyone’s journey. Everything we do is learned. If you’re reading this right now, you learned how to read. If you understand the message I’m conveying, you have developed comprehension.
Our morals, values, and even religious beliefs are all learned. Even our negative behaviors or mindsets are learned.
The crucial thing is to never cease learning. We are all beginners in some aspects of life. There is no limit to what we can learn, and like babies, the more we learn, the better off we will be.
Babies are granted grace when it comes to learning. A baby may not start crawling at eight months, but with time, they may crawl at ten months. We should extend this same grace to ourselves and others.
I don’t mean tolerating non-negotiable things, but rather treating ourselves and others with the same love and patience we show babies. We should purposefully make daily efforts to learn something.
In high school, we learn about six to seven subjects a day, and that doesn’t have to stop. The beauty of learning is that we can even relearn things.
So, find an area where you feel like a novice and continue to learn and develop in that field.
FLY, BLACK BOY 