You can see this ability to relate to other realities reflected in people’s conversation. Many times someone will try to discuss a topic from different points of view, but all they’re really doing is hammering on their own position. It’s like people living on two distant islands shouting at each other. No matter how long they shout, the islands remain separated, and they can’t hear each other. When a person has achieved the kind of maturity we’re talking about, he is able to listen to others, to absorb what they’re saying, and to relate it to what he already understands in order to come up with new insights. In this way, a discussion can build new understandings for everyone involved.
The Education for Life system tries to point the way to maturity. It doesn’t presume to give maturity, but it creates a mind-set that will endure for the whole of life. It provides a direction of growth that people can take all the way into old age and still keep growing so that they find things to marvel at in the world around them.
“My daughter has learned at school that she has the power within herself to make herself feel better... This is very impressive for a child of six. When I tell other parents whose children don't go to Living Wisdom School , they are amazed that there is a school that teaches such valuable lessons.” (parent - LWS Nevada City, CA)
