Have baggage?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="baggage">baggage</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="baggage">baggage</span>. <span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heal">heal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="go">go</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> “<span word="baggage">baggage</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="speech">speech</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="hurtful">hurtful</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="bitten">bitten</span> (<span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="snake">snake</span>), <span word="twice">twice</span> <span word="shy">shy</span> (<span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rope">rope</span>). <span word="That">That</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="snake">snake</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="baggage">baggage</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="lingers">lingers</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="purge">purge</span>.</p><p><span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="carry">carry</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baggage">baggage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="another">another</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="part">part</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="parcel">parcel</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="upbringing">upbringing</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="up">up</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="people">people</span> – <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> – <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>) <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="granted">granted</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="questioning">questioning</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="correct">correct</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="place">place</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="natural">natural</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="adults">adults</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="difference">difference</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discard">discard</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teachings">teachings</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="learned">learned</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="pays">pays</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="society">society</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="all">all</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="mailman">mailman</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="average">average</span> <span word="post">post</span> <span word="graduate">graduate</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="modify">modify</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="blind">blind</span> <span word="belief">belief</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="stopping">stopping</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="forwards">forwards</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="kidding">kidding</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>. <span word="Education">Education</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="self">self</span>-<span word="education">education</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="work">work</span>, <span word="still">still</span> <span word="pays">pays</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="me">me</span> – <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="flexible">flexible</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="traditional">traditional</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="worm">worm</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>. <span word="Therefore">Therefore</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="modify">modify</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="faith">faith</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="books">books</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="school">school</span>.</p>
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