Barriers Borders and Bordelos

ABSTRACT

This collection of words wrangled in the style of a poem

format called APA is a discussion of the barriers in

communication due to two specific concept; Enculturation

and projection. These barriers are the ones that I claim

as my own in the endeavor of communication and

critical thinking or living life to the fullest I should say.



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BARRIERS BORDERS

AND BORDELOS

The means of community these days is based on the ability

to communicate almost instantaneously. However the ability

to communicate is not simply a straight forward approach

as one may seem to deem as common sense. There are these

hurdles that one must overcome in order to achieve a full

connection of truancy in communication and understanding

of one another’s concepts and intentions. An well tuned

intention is critical in the engine of critical thought. I would

like to discuss thought as an engine. However before we do

this we must understand what an engine is. An engine is an

entity that provides the capability of potential power to be

expressed. In this context I suppose that thought would be

the engine and intention would be the mechanism in which

the engine has the capability to function. The function overall

is to move one object from one point to another. So thought

when used critically; is to move a concept or abstract object

from one point of existence to another. In this aspect I suppose

the thought has to have then a vehicle in which it is driven

or experienced. This is where the barriers in communication

and critical thinking come into play. The body of a huge van

will take maneuvering and skill to handle through the city of

Chicago. A small compact mini would indeed be much easier

to handle in the environment of a strenuous challenging world.

I am beginning to rather enjoy the thinking of this concept of

thinking as a vehicle and an engine. I suppose it is my critical

thought that brought it to existence. However I must remind

myself that this essay is not just about the concept of thought

and its archetype; also the barriers that stifle thinking.

Enculturation is one barrier that I have fond most definitely

to be a barrier. I have been brought up in a mix and flurry of

different and varying cultures and way of thinking. At home I

was brought up primarily by Spanish Roman Catholic parenting

with a mix of Chicago’s politics rooted in wind. However as

soon as it was deemed possible I was also encultured by the

rhymes of Dr. Seuss and green eggs and ham in book and

audio book format. The barriers that were seemingly in place

to teach me to think one way were also the ones who taught me

to think another way. I was taught at a very early age to think

critically. I was taught a game by my grandfather while I was in

Mexico. The game of no is yes and yes is no. From that moment

forward I began to critically think about things in a different

manner simply because I was able to disassociate the definition

of a word. do not believe I have barriers when it comes to my

thinking however I suppose that is also denial on my behalf. I

like to think that all the words and thoughts we have are merely

vibrations that can be captured by the multiplex of senses we

have available to sense with. Our eyes capture the vibrations of

light as they dwindle by in our everyday blinking. The ability

to capture a thought is the ability to capture a vibration or

catch a slinky. Do you recall the slinky? The metal object of

coiled streaming soothing sounds and wisps of air. A seemingly

inanimate object until it is thrust into action. Either by a push

a pull a stretch or a catch. So to is my critical thought like the

slinky. Who would think that a slinky would one day be the

overall image in my mind that was able to help me understand

the concepts of critical thought. The engine is also a thought

that I would not have known to reference had it not existed.

However the same concepts of the engine would have been

available to me in the form of biological movement. My body is

a vehicle of critical thought. If my body is the vehicle of critical

thought and critical thought is the engine then the driver I

suppose is the experience.