When I was in school (college), I used to be envious and jealous of a girl by the name Judith Chikaodi, not for any particular reason other than the fact that she was so brilliant, smart, talked with so much courage, and that she never shied away from bringing up her mother in any conversation.
With Judith, you can’t talk to her for more than 30 minutes without hearing her say, “Like my mother will always say.” The challenging aspect of it all was that Judith and I were in the same class, church, religious organization, and morning mass choir. You can see that I heard “my mum will say” a great deal.
I was jealous of Judith because I yearned for the knowledge she possessed at the time, I wanted people to pay attention to me when I spoke, and I wanted to be around brilliant people. But something was missing from my life, and I wondered why and what it might be. I’ve recently come to a conclusion about it, and we’ll talk about it in this article.
What do these little once know?
What we know tremendously affects who we become and what shapes our life. So, the crucial question is: What do these little ones know? What do your kids know? While some of these young minds are well-informed and have a firm foundation for their lives, others are poorly or never built, its sad though, but that’s just the reality of life.
You don’t in any way expect these two groups of people to respond in the same manner to obstacles in life, such as peer pressure? The former will easily scale through, while the latter will succumb, and even if they do not, it will need a tremendous struggle within themselves.
THE FOUR CADRES OF KONWLEDGE
Four (4) significant knowledge cadres exist. These four structures serve as our primary educational resources throughout our entire life journey, from conception to death.
These cadres includes:
1. Family
2. School
3. Worship centres
4. Society
A. FAMILY: A wise woman once told me that the family is the foundation of every community, country, and kingdom. The first (basis) of this cadre of knowledge is the family. This refers to each and every member of the family, including the parents and kids.
NOTE: The term “family” in this context does not necessarily refer to one’s biological family; it can also refer to the family in which one was reared, whether it be a foster family or an extended family.
You’ll be surprised to learn the significant functions and the impact this structure has on each and every one of us; within the first 10 years of our lives, this cadre accounts for 70-80% of our knowledge, to show you how important it is.
Dr. Ben Carson in one of his books “Take the risk: Learning to identify, choose and live with acceptable risk” explained this better when he maintained that the most important job as parents is to make sure our children know who they are, what they believe and where they are going to. How can parents do this if they are absent in the life of their children?
B. SCHOOL: As we all know, life happens in stages. At some point, the lessons we acquire from our family members won’t be sufficient to get us where we need to go in life, it is then at this point that we proceed to add formal education to the background of knowledge that our family has instilled in us.
Note: What degree of success this stage achieves or how successfully the foundation was laid will determine how readily one can adapt at this cadre.
C. WORSHIP CENTRES: We learn about other facets of life at worship centres, those aspects of life that our families and schools are unable to fully instruct us in. What is taught in this structure focuses mostly on spirituality, connecting with the Supreme, morality, love, values, and the inner self of man. This group is essential because without the Creator, our comprehension of who we are is incomplete, and since there are other aspects of man than the physical since things do not only exist in the physical form, we also need to understand how the spiritual works.
D. SOCIETY: Of all of them, this is the largest. This cadre comprises clubs, societies, communities, social groups, social media, and other structures constructed outside of the home, the place of worship, the classroom, and so forth.
This cadre is the weakest of them all; it cannot be relied upon to a great amount because the majority of its members are likely only there for their own profit and don’t truly care about your well-being. Imagine how lost a child who doesn’t have a strong foundation at home or in any other safe environment will feel when they are introduced to society.
WHAT DO WE LEARN FROM THESE CARES
any aspect of life can be learned in any cadre, yet some cadres can be trusted with certain information, and vice versa.
We can infer from Judith’s story that children who are properly raised in a loving environment at home (with family) will grow up to be wonderful individuals with a healthy sense of self-worth and self-confidence.
I once conducted a semi-online survey with a few of my friends, asking people where they learned what they know about the following topics:
a. Love
b. Purpose
c. Money
d. Sex
e. Spirituality and
f. Mental health
It was discovered that 80% of my population acquired all of their knowledge on these subjects through society. Do you now understand why the world is in chaos?
These are incredibly crucial subjects that should only be learned from a trusted cadre and not from society, as the likelihood that they will instruct these helpless children incorrectly is very high.
This is a call to action for parents, guardians, older siblings, teachers, and spiritual leaders to assume responsibility for teaching their wards the proper mindset and approach to things before they enter society. By doing so, they will have directly and indirectly provided them with the necessary knowledge, and they will be able to determine what is right and wrong.
written by Obi Smile
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