Do you think that we as humans are born with the idea that we are not good enough. Or is it learned?

Answer 1

Tabula Rasa - That is how we are born. Like a clean slate. It is our enviornment, our parents, siblings, friends, who shape us as to who we become. We are all products of experiences, good or bad from anyone and everyone who shapes us. We are all inherently good and those of who try to 'prove' that we are 'good enough' may have been told that we are NOT good enough. Most likely, that was your parents. Even though they mean well, (at least they should), parents, in my opinion, don't understand the power that their words carry. Good, bad or ugly.

Answer 2

We are born knowing that there is nothing we can not do. It is the parenting and influences, society and religion, our peers and the ongoing propaganda that mold us. We grow, burdened with "gender specific" notions, "religious expectations," Academics and social structuring in our schools. The financial class that we are born into also speaks very loudly to our young impressionable minds, and of course, repetition of negativity that people direct at us to, yes, control. It all takes over, what otherwise, would be our claiming the chance to try. We gave up without knowing we were doing so and still are. It is a very painful experience to go through to be chastised for trying or doing something your way or even thinking that we can, so we don't even go there and it is sad. Why our natural curiosities and talents are not nurtured will never make sense to me. I feel like the "controlling" by conditioning factor has made the whole human experience cheap and a waste of time.

Answer 3

First at all, not everybody thinks that the humans being consider their selves not good enough. For example, Rousseau though that humans "are good for nature" and that is society who corrupts them.
In my opinion not all is learned, like Spinoza says everything comes from the experience except the understanding self. But in this case, this idea comes of the kind of society we were born.

Answer 4

We are not born with any idea whatsoever. All we care for at that time is needs for survival. As we grow, our self begins to find time to spare after survival needs are taken care of. It then begins to prompt desires beyond needs..... this is where the devil catches up with us. In order to fulfill ever increasing desires, we start indulging in all types of maneuvers and learn evil ways. Since we know we are indulging in these type of maneuvers, we realize that we are not good enough and the never ending battle begins between the good in us and the desires. We do learn evil ways from others but it is our ever increasing desires that are at the root of it all...... and the fact that we are not good enough does not remain hidden any more.

The bitter truth in my view is that we are indeed not good enough.... life is all about striving to be as good as possible and those who learn to control their desires rather than find ways to fulfill them are the ones who ultimately end up being good enough and thereby live a better life.

Answer 5

I personally believe it is learned. Have you ever seen a 16 to 18 month old child, filled with just the joy of his/her being? Just to laugh and coo and aah, as if there is nothing better than this very moment of being. Later in life, parents, teachers, peers, give us doubt, and make us wonder if we are good enough. Good enough for What? Good enough for Who? Later we learn to doubt. If we are smart we will ignore the doubts, and realize we are that small child that is filled with wonder, and love, and is content just to be a human being. How sweet it is, just to live in the moment and have no fears. Just to laugh and coo, and be content just to BE.

Answer 6

Were a social species, and we're not as hard-wired for survival like in other animals. We learn by example, what we're taught by adults mostly and the experiences we have through our lives. If you think you're bad, it's because you were taught to believe you're bad or something along the way influenced you into believing it for yourself. But we also have the ability to change our minds, change our ways of thinking and our views about the world and ourselves. We have the ability to learn from our experiences and grow from them, and re-work old negative views into positive ones. We are not born with pre-concieved notions about ourselves. It's our environment and how we come to understand and deal with our lives along the way that influences us.

Answer 7

It is learned. We are all good enough. Religion teaches us that we aren't good enough (born sinners), and some parents make their children feel that they aren't good enough. But you should say to yourself, and to your children --

"You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars. You have a right to be here."

Answer 8

I think its something that we learn and were not born with it. we read so much in magazine's and on TV that's girls/guys should look a certain way, dress, act, so of course alot of us are going to fell like were not good enough but in reality were all the same weather we like it or not, no ones perfect!!!

Answer 9

some human are born with idea :no one is better than me!!we r not all the same!!

Answer 10

humans created by God with its own ability and capability
we are born with talents skills but we've just not only discovered it but as times pass by skills are being released with the right time but the question how about the gifted child we cannot ask somebody but to ask God?