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The Power Of Self – Knowledge

     Knowing ourselves is a fundamental aspect of assuming personal power and effectiveness. An essential job which cultures should perform is to teach people the knowledge of themselves. The way that parents raise their children, the things that are taught in school, the rituals, holidays, ceremonies which occur in a culture, should all be directed towards developing the people's knowledge of who they are.

     Human beings are not born with automatic knowledge of who they are, what they have been, and what they can become. This is taught by the society through the family, the educational structures, the culture, the symbols, and the religion of a people. Human beings develop on the basis of the information that they receive about themselves. If they are taught that they are people of dignity, power and value and are given examples of such characteristics in the people around them, then they become dignified, powerful and valuable. If they are taught that they are inferior, degraded, and worthless, most of those so taught will become the outcasts of the society.

       European –Americans receive a steady diet of their greatness as a people. Their homes and families display the symbols of European art, accomplishment, and dignity. The walls of their homes display pictures and structures of European and Caucasian excellence. Their cities are filled with statues, monuments, names, and structures which commemorate the heroes of their people. The media provides a constant parade of European –American beauty, accomplishments, and power. The schools teach Euro-American excellence in all spheres and all areas and times of human existence. Even their mistakes shown to be accomplishments.

       Is there any wonder that Euro-American Caucasians grow up expecting to have authority over society? Is there any wonder that Caucasian children are convinced of their superior intellect and appearance before they are twelve? Is it a surprise that European- Americans take control over their communities, over their lives, and over their institutions?

       On the other hand, we teach African- Americans nothing about themselves. In the words of the late Elijah Muhammad, "the so called Negro has been robbed of the knowledge of himself." We don't know who we are, nor do we know where we came from and we certainly have no idea where we are going. Without such knowledge, we are not only deprived of genuine power, but we are ill-equipped to develop power. We must continue to orbit under the influence of those who have power. Without power to change our lives and insure future alternatives for our children to meaningfully impact the society, we tend to see power as magical. We begin to attribute power to illusionary processes such as skin color, speech patterns, dress, material objects and similar superficialities. Without power, it is difficult to know that power is merely a by –product of knowing who you are and working in your self- interest.

         People become what they are taught about themselves. Knowledge of oneself is the fundamental key to obtaining personal and group power. In order to deny people their human rights and power, the first step is to deny them knowledge of who they are and to fill this void with either wrong or negative information.       

 Title of Book: Community of SelfAuthor:

 Dr. Na'im Akbar