All these things we have learned, all these things we know, are not only precious, but also vital beyond all reckoning. This knowledge can be treasured and treated forever as true, or it can be revised in light of new evidence. When what we know is devalued or dismissed And what we have come to know is sometimes challenged by others who would have power over us. Our knowledge doesn't count, only theirs does. Our reality becomes shaky and their reality becomes an unquestioned text that is shoved down our throats.
Nothing makes sense.
Tenaciously hanging on to our hard-won knowledge is an act of resistance. It's an act of resistance against those who would overwhelm us, make us characters in their story rather than admiring how we are characters in our own story. We know that we are persons of worth. We know that we have a wide range of abilities. We know what is a weed and what is not.