When I was young, I used to always ask my parents about everything since I was a very curious child. I thought of them as teachers since they would share to me how the world worked and what I have yet to learn. They were the ones who I learned from the most. In high school, however, I started to challenge what they said and no longer looked to them not as teachers but simply consultants. I learned more on my own. I would ask for their opinion but I wouldn’t consider it necessarily correct and I became fond of challenging my father to intellectual debates. Their ideas were no longer perfect. Now, since I no longer live with my parents, they’re more of partners who I can no longer consult with as often but can still guide me and help me in my large endeavors in college.
Understanding the Self 