The
information highway, the internet, has been our means of travel to vast
storehouses of information for decades now. The plethora of sources that exist
to plumb the depths of any subject one desires to explore is a wonder to
behold. The caveat all students are given is to beware of the source. Not all
websites have reliable or evidence-based data. Wikipedia, for example, is not considered acceptable as a
footnote in research papers as anyone can contribute comments and these are not
necessarily factual. Certainly, in many instances, they are biased.
Caveat
Emptor, buyer beware, can surely
apply to the world of information.
Informing oneself on a subject implies that you have credible sources,
cross check your references and fact check your informants. Then, when you feel
confident that you have accumulated the best data available on a subject, you
can articulate your position with power.
Information
is used as power when one is attempting to persuade another to accept their
theory, opinion or position on a subject matter. Information is used as power
when it is given to a person to use in media, print or otherwise. Information
is power when it needs to be regurgitated on a test and your grade reflects
your understanding of that information and so dictates your accomplished
passage through the course.
Information
must be intermingled with intuition to become powerful. The process is
essential to understanding, which is the corollary to learning. Intuition is
our gift of inner knowing. The bell that rings true. The resonance with truth
that one feels and knows and owns as their own. Information is power when it is
infused with intuition.
Right
action based on information and the decisions that emanate from that is the
power base from which you create your life. Once you begin to operate on this
level, using this format and these tools of conscious awareness, the
information that you disseminate will be powerful. Your voice will be heard as credible.
The invitation is then open for others to share their viewpoint, to disagree
with yours, to develop another one that flows from the dialogue. This is how intelligent, dynamic,
informed discussions lead to theories, practical solutions, problem solving and
the creation of public policy.
This is
also how relationships are formed, social networks are built, companies are
born and new ideas and innovations are spawned.
Be an
individual at all costs. Information is power when you own the rights to it
because it flows from within you. Hard won, forged with the heat of due
diligence, controversy and challenges. In this way, no man can ever take it
away from you. Information is powerful when it is malleable like hot steel. It
can be transformed, can change states, can be set in stone. These are the
qualities of information that make it so powerful. So magical. So compelling.
These are the qualities that you look for and sense in another who is
disseminating their information to you. You will know it when it resonates with
you. When it does not ring true, search for the truth behind those words. You
know the path to tread. You know where the treasure is hidden. You know you
simply have to start digging to find it!
May The
Blessings Be!
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