“Culture does not make people. People make culture.”
What this quote means
This statement flips the perspective: culture is not an immutable force that shapes us passively, but a set of practices, beliefs, and traditions that human beings create, transform, and reinvent. It empowers us and encourages us to see culture as a living tool, not a prison. Each of us, through our actions, participates in remaking it.
How to apply it daily
Identify one aspect of your culture you would like to change and take action to transform it, whether in your family, community, or country.
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