Self-Actualization

Self-actualization is the most important of the 8 values of free expression. Professor Smith stated that under this “[f]ree speech enables individuals to express themselves and thereby create their own [identity] — and, in the process perhaps, find kindred spirits. Freedom of speech thus becomes an aspect of human dignity, human agency and autonomy.” Self-actualization allows a person to look inward and discover more of themself, and what makes them different from everybody else. This allows a person to look at the world through their unique point of view. With this unique point of view they can contribute new ideas, unique to their experiences, out unto the world, and this, in turn, will cause more people to share their unique ideas with the world. It creates a perpetual loop of new, unique ideas that have the capability of bettering the society they live in. In a Democracy, you need people from all walks of life to share their experiences. It is the only way we can get a grasp on the world we live in and how we can change it. We must build off one another to push the world forward, and the first step is self-actualization. http://medlawlit.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_9.html