While one is in the process of learning, is it better to immediately study what one has access to in the language one is familiar with, even if, despite an overall increase in learning, may not always come across the entire picture and gain only a limited (and sometimes, warped) understanding?
Or, is it better to spend one’s time focusing on studying first the language that will eventually allow access to more wholesome works, allowing for a truer understanding? Even if, as a result, the understanding may thus only come years later?
It is said that all things have an opposite. In fact, things are often defined as against its opposite. Good and Evil. Darkness and Light. Hot and Cold.
Does the absence of one mean that there is inevitably some presence of the other? For example, take the attributes of humility and arrogance – often considered the opposites of one another. If you are not arrogant, does that mean you are humble? If you are not humble, does that mean you are arrogant?
If you are of the opinion that things are never always Black or White - do you think it ever possible to truly be able to embody characteristics or attributes that you are working towards in terms of improving yourself, and sustain that?
How much should an understanding of cultural nuances be incorporated into a profession? Is it important that this inclusion only be applied to certain fields (say, medicine) – and not to others (say, engineering)? How much should one separate what defines one in terms of a cultural affiliation and relates to people to how one works professionally?
In law cases, how important is it that the lawyer representing you have a similar background to you, an understanding of what defines you?
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