The True Function?

As I close my eyes and drift away to a land where there is love, health, peace and blessings. I wanted to take the time to think and reflect.

     I think that many who have had the opportunity to discuss higher education with me will know that I'm a fan of the liberal arts, especially because we are able to obtain a variety of perspectives, and understand the intersection of the various disciplines. Maybe this is the true function of the liberal arts, including the social sciences as well? Whilst it is good to obtain a variety, I also re-thought about the idea of specialization or the speciality skill. These are important in terms of higher-education, or post-secondary studies. Without the specialist we would not have access to specialist knowledge and skill builders who can offer their expertise, as well as contribute to the advancement of knowledge. We can especially think of the specialists such as those in the health care or technological industries. For instance: in terms of our health care, we can be knowledgeable, have earned multiple degrees or even reached a Ph.D. level, but when it comes to a health decision we might not be able to make the decision alone. There becomes a need for delegating the task to a specialist, who could make the best possible decision for you. 

    This is where we can also bring in terms such as patient centred, ethical choices, that really do put the one who requires care first - regardless of political affiliation, nationality, or the ethnicity of those who are being treated. The specialist must seek to care, without the presence of prejudices, bias or discrimination. Of course patient centered can also mean that the patient learns and becomes knowledgeable about a specific condition. But in some instances and human states, self-knowledge and self-care might mean to entrust the professionals, in the hope that they have your best interests at the forefront.

     Sometimes this is difficult to believe especially if there have been negative health care experiences. Healthcare is just like any other profession, where there is judgement at play - with the exceptions of the weight of the judgment needed for a good and informed decision, because of the impact upon human health and human risk. As compared to the technological specialist, who is able to understand the working of information, technology and communication. However, we can also bring in the intersection of health and technology. Most often health is progressing along side technology. Some might even argue that technologies pace is much more faster. So essentially, whilst we can earn our multiple degrees and build our skills, sometimes we ourselves have to know that there is still much more to know.  

​My thoughts to share with love & kindness! :) 

Notes-These thoughts were originally hand-written on March 3rd, 2019.
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