“Education gives you a chance to demystify your life experiences, to articulate things that have happened to you, and to understand how your socialized beliefs are not really beliefs; they’re just what you learned. Understanding socialization has greatly impacted my growth and led to rapid maturation. I have resolved an identity crisis, and developed a fluid understanding of relationships with friends, family, and adversaries. I have better and elevated tolerance. The self-realization and reflection was like a snowball rolling down a snow-covered hill — it wasn’t a sudden revelation, it was subtle, a process. It all galvanized. When I realized I had arrived someplace new, it was an aha moment on a neurological and spiritual level.”
