by Jim Koury
Guest writer, In5D.com
As a new born child we enter the world with a clean slate. We are not wired to believe one way or another. We have no preconceived notions about life or those people around us and are often times adaptable to any situation that may arise.
It does not take long for our parents, siblings and peers to begin to plant ideas in our heads to try to sway us, both intentionally and unintentionally, toward their point of view on a particular topic, person, or group of people. It is because of this natural desire to adapt to situations impacting us that we are somewhat vulnerable and open to both good and bad influences shaping our world view and how we will treat others that are different from us.
Due to our varying personality traits some of us will be more accepting and embrace concepts and ideas that may not necessarily be those we were brought up with as a child. Alternatively, there are those people that have become entrenched in a worldview that is an excessive adaption to the belief of the opinions of others.
