Did you know that only 1/8 of an iceberg shows above the ocean's surface? That's all you can see, but obviously, that means 7/8 remains hidden in the ocean water below.*
Have you ever considered how people are like icebergs? All you can see is their behavior, and most of the time that's not much compared to the whole person. An individual has a body, a spirit, a mind, and a soul. While we often say, "You could see the wheels turning in his mind," or "the eyes are the windows of the soul," we cannot really see what really makes a person who they are.
Just as the wind, sun, and water shapes an iceberg, the elements of an individual's worldview shapes their spirit, mind, and soul. Behavior is only the evidence of a worldview, just as the body is the evidence for the inner workings of the mind and spirit.
Going from all we can see (behavior) to the rest of the iceberg, we see that a person's values reveal his or her worldview, and that the worldview is built upon what each person considers intrinsic or foundational to all other beliefs, "The Given."
"The Given" elements would be something considered universal: gravity, existence or non-existence of God.
What you believe about "the Given" then determines your worldview. Theology, philosophy, ethics, biology, psychology, sociology, law, politics, economics, and history make up your perspective of life. Put another way, a worldview is your set of beliefs or system of thought.
Your beliefs then define your values: respect for life, truth, happiness, loyalty to others. Consequently, you will act based on those beliefs.
"As a man thinketh, so is he."**
*http://www.antarctica.uab.edu/blog/204/
**Proverbs 23:7
2 comments:
This site is very calming and cool. Not cool like hip, although it's that too, but cool like breezy. Its really tranquil.
Beautiful! I love your design, too. The depth of the iceberg goes along with the depth of your posts.
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