In general, one may form a meaningful relationship of significance with the object in question, but even when the object in question is an individual mental state; one can form a relationship with it. For example, a person suffering from rheumatism may feel that t

Theories of 'cognition' are also embodied in work environments and in inter personal relationships. In order to learn what exactly is meant by 'cognition', one must study the concept of 'inference'. This means that when something is going on, then one would naturally make inferences about the situation, even though one may not be consciously aware of it at the outset. For example, when one is following a car down the road, and the driver signals that he is turning right, then one will automatically infer that the signal means that the driver is taking a right turn. A typical 'reasoner' will be adjudged for his inferential capabilities, as well as for his common sense. ( Leitgeb, 1994)Philosophers have always been amazed at the 'duality of experience', wherein, when one considers a rose, for example, one is pleased with its beauty, and also with its fragrance, and also, at the same time, that a rose is a soft and velvety object. Today, the 'phenomenal abstract' is a new form of assessing the entire range of forms that would come under the domain of 'cognition' as such. (Josephine; Petersen, 1999)

he pain in his leg has increased suddenly, and for him, this may mean that the weather has changed, and in the same way, when an alcoholic seems to feel a heaviness in his head, then he would take it to mean that he had a bit too much to drink the previous night. However, it must be noted that there must be at the very least, two minimal conditions for an object to carry 'meaning', and they are: at least one subject must exist, for whom the object may have a meaning, and for whom the object may be felt or experienced personally, and secondly, the subject must be prepared to associate the object A with object B or anything else, so that the experience of the object A may imply the experience of object B. (Markovic, 1984)

The personal philosophy must also provide the individual with a framework for distinguishing, unraveling, separating and comprehending personal values. It must also be a philosophy that would effectively promote a certain amount of flexibility and consistency in the individual, particularly in relation to his working life. According to Merriam, in 1982, a personal or some other type of philosophy would be able to inform practice, and also provide good guidelines for the making of policy decisions. Having a philosophy also contributes to improved professionalism and objectivity, and it would offer goals and objectives and attitudes and values and meanings to work hard towards and to strive for. It can therefore be a motivator and an energizer for the user of the philosophy, and it would be able to offer him those guidelines that he may need to make wise and certain decisions and take particularly spectacularly effective actions in his working life. (Hiemstra, 1988)

However, it must also be remembered that stating a personal philosophy and thereafter following it may not always be an easy matter; Cunningham, in 1982, described the essential potential for contradictory and opposing views that an individual may hold: they may even develop programs and projects without being, at the outset, fully aware of the clear cut set of values in which the individual and the well being of the society as such may be the central concerns. This is the reason why there must also be a set of values in the plan, and according to Merriam and Darkenwald, in 1982, as related to an adult educator, many adult education practitioners who are constantly engaged in the daily tasks of, for example, program planning, administration, and teaching, may have little or no time at all for reflecting deeply upon the basic meaning and direction of all their various activities and actions. (Hiemstra, 1988)

When it is a question of personal growth, one of the most important realizations that one can make is that there is no real formula that would ensure success and personal growth. Every individual has his own set of goals and priorities, and this

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