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On the other hand, an appropriate level of consideration creates a mutually benefitting cycle that is virtuous, builds trust, strengthens solidarity in a community, and plays a vital role in helping a culture of peace take root. A place where we overcome selfishness and distrust to be considerate toward each other is, in itself, a world of peace.
Overview For survival, people focus on fulfilling their desires, but at the same time, they think about and consider the benefits of others as members of society. Being considerate has a big impact on an individual’s health and social success. Furthermore, the affectionate respect and bond created through the consideration make our society a sustainable community based on cooperation. That is why consideration can be called a fundamental value in practicing love and peace. A key point in being considerate is to make sure that the other party on the receiving end feels that we are being considerate toward them. It is because consideration takes place within interactions between people, and the primary purpose of being considerate is to think about the convenience of others. A one-sided consideration that doesn’t consider what the other party wants may offend or even hurt the person.
Marion Wright Edelman (American children’s rights activist, 1939-present)
Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.
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Consideration is the attitude of helping and caring for others. Though moving aside for others or holding the door for another person may seem trivial, they contain the consideration of putting others first. Consideration starts with understanding the situation of others. Consideration without understanding others can be seen as an attitude of arrogance and lead to misunderstandings.Empathyisneeded to understand the perspective of others. The mirror neurons in our brains naturally help us to emphasize. Whether through the indirect experience of observing others or reading a book, mirror neurons activate to make us feel as if we are experiencing the work of others ourselves. It is because of the mirror neurons that when someone falls, we grimace together in anticipation of the Section
# What is being considerate, and why do we need to be considerate?
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Consideration is the act of seeking convenience and the benefit of others. However, empathy alone is not enough when practicing the act of care. Even if we can empathize, we may not intentionally demonstrate empathy. Therefore, love and altruism towards others must be the basis to practice consideration that prioritizes the convenience of others. Depending on your situation or emotions, there are times when you do not have room in your heart to think about another person’s perspective. Only when we have the will and the habit of practicing care can we overcome negative emotions and practice consideration. Such examples include not throwing garbage on the side of the road even if you feel bad or habitually lowering your voice when you are in a room with
1 up-food-help-others/are-willing-to-give-study-shows-infants-altruistic-babies-news/2020/02/04/washington.edu/https://www. pain, and when someone cries, we shed tears together because we experience sadness. The Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences at the University of Washington has discovered through an experiment that even a 19-month-old infant can understand another person’s perspective. 1) In front of the infant, an unfamiliar adult would make a reaching effort to eat the food without attaining it. The infants were in the position to pick up the food. Who ate the food? The infants picked up the food and gave it to the adults. Infants also helped the adults during their snack or mealtimes, during which they are typically hungry. Because of the mirror neurons, infants could act instinctively to be caring even though they did not sufficiently learn altruism and consideration. In this way, human beings can feel and think by empathizing with each other’s emotions from birth. We also can place ourselves in each other’s positions and be considerate.
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Altruistic behavior induces “Helper’s High,” which is a state during which the act of helping others alone can release endorphins. It also generates a positive mood by lowering hypertension and cholesterol levels. According to a 2006 study conducted by the U.S. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke research, the act of helping others without any compensation activates the brain’s mesolimbic
many people. Tim Berners-Lee, who developed the World Wide Web, the core technology of the Internet, created this technology in 1989 to seamlessly share data with the Conseil Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire (CERN). People anticipated that this technology would mark world history and open up the horizons of a new era. When the patent was registered, he was guaranteed fame and wealth. However, Berners-Lee gave up the patent rights in 1991 and fully disclosed the World Wide Web technology. “The goal of the Web is to serve humanity. We build it now so that those who come to it later will be able to create things that we cannot ourselves imagine.” BernersLee desired for everyone to have a better life with free and equal access to the Internet and considered the convenience and benefit of everyone in the world rather than his own. As a result, the World Wide Web technology has contributed significantly to spreading knowledge and information beyond Gutenberg’s typography and enabled humanity to live a better life.
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5 Steven N. Kaplan, Are CEOs Different, The Journal of 1811AugustVolume76,Finance,Issue4,2021,P1773system and stimulates the release of dopamine.2) In a survey conducted by an American physician, Allan Luks, more than 95% of 3,000 people who helped others eight or more hours a week reported experiencing this Helper’s High.3)
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In 1998, a research team from Harvard Medical School released interesting results from an experiment examining immune antibodies in human saliva. After measuring the antibody levels of 132 Harvard students, they showed the group a documentary of Mother Theresa, who practiced love and consideration for others. Surprisingly, the results showed that after watching the documentary, the immune antibody levels had a significant surge of 50%. Hence, the effect of boosting the immune system by offering or thinking about good deeds is coined, “Mother Theresa Effect.”4)
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People who are considerate and have good interpersonal skills are more likely to gain social success than those who are not. According to data published in The Journal of Finance by American economist Steven Neil Kaplan, the assessment of 2,603 corporate executives with 30 characteristics showed that candidates with greater interpersonal skills were mainly hired as CEOs. 5) The findings suggest they placed a great emphasis on interpersonal skills than other skills. It is, of course, important to evaluate various abilities in a balanced manner. However, when considering the effect of bond and trust on work efficiency due to the nature of the organization, having interpersonal skills must be a key evaluation factor in any organization. Consideration allows interpersonal relationships to develop smoothly and individuals to receive a good reputation in society.
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The United Nations Sustainable Development Solution Network, SDSN publishes the World Happiness Report every year by surveying the global happiness levels of 158 countries worldwide. Nordic countries are ranked in the top 10 every year, and in 2020 an additional report, Nordic Exceptionalism: What Explains Why the Nordic Countries are Constantly Among the Happiest in the World , was published. 7) Is high welfare expenditure a factor to explain the high happiness metrics of the Nordic countries? According to the analyses of welfare expenditure as a percentage of GDP, there was no link between welfare expenditure and happiness. The answer lies in the national policy that considers the perspective of the people. High-income earners supported the guarantee of welfare and fundamental rights for members of society, even at a high tax rate. Furthermore, there was an increased sense of trust and social cohesion in Nordic countries. The report demonstrates that people’s happiness does not depend on economic wellbeing. A culture of care allows people to have happy lives. It enhances not only the competitiveness of the organization but affects the happiness of people.
2) The social effect In a review article, Rethinking the Theoretical Foundation of Sociobiology, David Sloan Wilson and Edward O. Wilson supported the statement, “Altruistic groups beat selfish groups.” 6) No matter how many selfish individuals with maximum efficiency gather, it is impossible to defeat an altruistic group. Consideration helps us reach our potential in a stable environment. Without care and altruism, it is easy to become a competitive group that pursues only their interests. Eventually, groups without consideration will become fragmented and unable to beat altruistic groups.
1) A rapidly changing society and tired individuals
3. Factors that interfere with consideration
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It is not easy to find time to be considerate of others in the rapidly changing social environment of the 21st century. The acronym VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, Ambiguity) describes the rapidly changing modern society. Currently, most countries are undergoing the Third Industrial Revolution, a digital revolution characterized by the internet, personal computers, and smartphones. Some countries have already reached the beginning of the Fourth Industrial Revolution marked by artificial intelligence, robotics, and big data. In the everchanging environment, modern people have constant anxiety and tension, and the desire to take care of themselves before others has grown. In a rapidly changing society, many changes have developed in family and human relationships. With more time spent at work or online than at home, communications between family members decreased, and interactions with friends and neighbors that can provide emotional intimacy have also decreased. Furthermore, the time to invest in emotional stability has lessened. People have become engrossed in selfdevelopment to keep up with the rapid pace of social change. In addition, the social climate that prioritizes economic success incites competition among members of society and creates a false perception that money is the measure of happiness. People who are exhausted and fatigued suffer from burnout syndrome. Burnout syndrome is a state of emotional exhaustion resulting from the accumulation of stress. If you suffer from burnout, you will treat others coldly and lack empathy and consideration for others. The negative impact
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of burnout syndrome can quickly spread in a chain because people who encounter such apathetic reactions will also receive emotional stress. Individuals who are in a state of such emotional instability have difficulty in being considerate of others.
Individual egoism at times develops into collective egoism. Collective egoism, often expressed as NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard), is a significant interference to consideration because it limits the scope of care and cannot be extended beyond the individual level. Consideration transcends the individual and is also needed between groups, countries, and religions. For example, consideration and compromise between workers and managers are essential to resolve labor-management conflicts in a company. If one group didn’t care for the other at all, what would happen to a company? Both groups will suffer, and operating the company will be difficult. Conflict due to collective egoism and lack of consideration can occasionally
2) Being selfish Individualism that respects individuality and rights is a positive product of modernity in guaranteeing human rights and freedom. However, the egoism of ‘myself first’ distorts the purpose of individualism. The overemphasis on personal success diminishes the need to express kindness and consideration to others. In particular, ignoring the suffering of others leads to individual isolation and unhappiness and accelerates the fragmentation of society. In many parts of society, there are still people who end lives lonely in the indifference of those around them because they don’t see the worth of paying attention to others in a harsh social atmosphere that treats others only as competitors.
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lead to an extreme confrontation, leading to conflict and war. As stated in an African proverb, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together”, humanity has survived and formed society through consideration and collaboration. A society can achieve peace and sustainable development only when individual and collective egoism overcome and establish a culture of consideration.
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Really big people are, above everything else, courteous, considerate and generous - not just to some people in some circumstances - but to everyone all the time.
Thomas John Watson (American businessman, 1874-1956)
In 1892, a student at Stanford University was struggling to attend school due to financial difficulties. He had lost his parents at the age of 9 and lived with his uncle while constantly worrying about paying for tuition and dormitory expenses. Just in time, he learned that a renowned Polish pianist who was having concerts all across the United States was coming to California as his next destination. The young man decided to invite this pianist to hold a concert and earn money. He went to the pianist and made known his intentions and could barely hold a show in a shabby university auditorium. However, the seats were not even half-filled. The concert’s revenue was $1,600, less than the $2,000 he had paid for the pianist’s appearance. The young man had to write a promissory note to repay the remaining $400 as soon as possible. He wasn’t able Section and Peace is being considerate and building peace
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to pay the tuition, let alone was in debt. However, the pianist returned the $1,600 he had received as a performance fee to the young man. He considered it as a scholarship for passionate students. The young man could not help but be moved by the pianist’s consideration. Right after World War I, the pianist became Poland’s first prime minister. However, Poland was suffering from severe food shortages in the aftermath of the war. Hundreds of people died every day from starvation alone, and European countries repeatedly rejected food aid requests. Riots broke out every day, and in a desperate situation with no solution, the prime minister had decided to resign. However, the American Relief Administration (ARA) unexpectedly sent 2 million tons of relief supplies to Poland. It was enough food supplies to feed 25 million Polish people for a year. Due to this, Poland was able to overcome the food crisis. The Polish prime minister was highly grateful but could not hide his surprise because he had never requested aid from the United States. The prime minister personally visited the head of the ARA to express his gratitude. The program director responded, “That’s all right. You may not remember it, but you had once helped me when I was having a hard time in college”. At that time, the head director of ARA was the student who owned a concert in California 27 years ago. The pianist’s small act of kindness had remained in the heart of the young man for 27 years. This is the true story of Ignacy Jan Paderewski, the first prime minister of Poland, and Herbert Hoover, who was then the director of the ARA and later became the 31st president of the United States.
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2) Universal Design for everyone In 1979, 26-year-old designer Patricia Moore made headlines when she dressed up as an 80-year-old woman. She put on makeup for wrinkles, put on foggy glasses, hunched over her waist, and even wore iron braces on her legs with specially made glasses. However, this did not just end as a one-time event. Until 1982, for three years, Moore traveled to 116 cities dressed as an old woman. Three years later, it was revealed through her work the reason for dressing up as an old person. Patricia Moore introduced a new design for the elderly and people with disabilities. A kettle that makes a sound when water boils, a low-floor bus that is easy to get on and off, a pot with rubber handles, and a travel bag on wheels all come from her ideas. During her three years as an elder, Moore understood the psychological and physical characteristics of the elderly, which could not be known through simple surveys, and experienced the big and small everyday challenges that elderly people faced. Such a design approach that considers anyone regardless of nationality, gender, age, or disability is called Universal Design. Moore was asked regarding the innovative and convenient design, and she replied: “Universal Figure 2-1 Low-floor bus Figure 2-2 Emergency Exit Pictogram Figure 2-3 Whistling Kettle
Universal Design is gaining importance in a modern society characterized by multiculturalism and aging. Discrimination and alienation against the elderly, the disabled, and the foreign cause social dispute, leading to violence and conflicts. Under these circumstances, Universal Design based on empathy and consideration is a representative example of a culture of peace that overcomes discrimination and alienation, leading to social integration.
3) Paralympic of consideration Olympics for the disabled, also known as the Paralympic Games, is an international sporting event where ath-letes with physical disabilities participate. By combining the two words “paraplegic” and “Olympic,” Paralympic was coined. The Greek preposition “para (besides, alongside)” then replaced it to refer to a competition held in parallel with the Olympics in which anyone can compete on equal footing. The Paralympic Games began in 1948 when the British physician Ludwig Guttmann had a sports competition for disabled veterans.
Ludwig Guttman was born in Germany in 1988 and graduated from medical school to become a doctor during World War I.
design is driven by empathy, an understanding that one size doesn’t fill Universalall.”Design is found everywhere in our daily lives. A handrail that is low enough for children to hold, a door without stairs for wheelchair access, pictograms, and braille is also a Universal Design that contains the spirit of consideration.
“You are designed to die regardless.” Soldiers who suffered spinal injuries in the war did not receive proper treatment because they had no hope. They were left in the hospital beds only to wait for their impending death.
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8 Agitos means “I move” in Latin. Observing this, Gutman began his medical career. Guttmann then left Germany and settled in England in 1939 due to Nazi persecution. The British government asked Guttmann to establish the National Spinal Injuries Center at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, where Gutman began caring for spinal injury patients. The patients were primarily soldiers wounded in World War II. Although the spinal injury is not a terminal illness, the patients fell into depression and lost the will to live while lying on the bed staring at the ceiling. A method of therapy that Guttmann discovered to build up the body and the mind of these patients was sports.
On July 28, 1948, Stoke Mandeville Hospital held the first spine patient archery competition. It became known as the ‘Stoke Mandeville Games,’ and this sporting event for the disabled continued to grow. After the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, it developed into an international competition that included all the disabled and not just the wounded. Since 1960, the Stoke Mandeville Games have been held in the same country as the Olympics, and the Paralympic Games have been used as its official name since 1964 in Tokyo. From the 1988 Seoul Olympics to the present, Paralympic Games have been held in the same cities and venues as the Olympics.
In 1989, a criminal in South Korea was sentenced to life imprisonment for theft and robbery. He even escaped from prison and committed additional crimes for two years and six months while on the run. The whole country was in anxiety and fear. However, the criminal was caught again and gave an unexpected confession. “There is a way that a person like me isn’t born. I wouldn’t have come this far if my teacher in elementary school said, ‘You’re a good person,’ and stroked my head just once. When I was in 5th grade, my teacher yelled at me, ‘You bastard, you didn’t bring any money, so what do you come to school for? Get out of here.’ Since then, I have had a demon in my heart.” Of course, such a story can never justify a crime. However, what would it have been like if this criminal had received more care and consideration than when he was young? In 2000, the above criminal expressed his thoughts in a letter while in prison. 9) “I am just a criminal who has committed many sins and a sinner worthy of death. (Omitted) Of the
The Paralympic Games began with a small act of care of one doctor. Small considerations to lift a patient out of bed and restore the joy of life are now lifting the body and minds of people worldwide. It offers hope to everyone, not just the disabled that they can overcome their physical limitations and achieve their dreams. The Paralympic Games and the Olympics became a festival of peace that promotes harmony in the world.
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inmates I met, 90% either did not receive the warmth of their parents or lived in domestic violence or indifference. After spending a long time in this state, the wounds in our hearts deepen, and in many cases, they are only expressed in action during puberty. There is no other way to reduce crime. No matter how many prisons are built or how much police force is increased, it can never reduce crime in this current state. Most importantly, all you need is this. If the family is harmonious and there is more love and consideration for the children, the crime will naturally decrease.”
According to a 2018 report by International Labour Organization, ILO, approximately 152 million children aged 5-14 years are employed in the labor force, accounting for approximately one-tenth of the world’s children. A cause for concern is that many children still work in many African mining salts for cobalt, which is a raw material for batteries used in cellphones, laptops, electric vehicles, etc. According to the BBC’s report, people have been buried alive or suffered injuries in the tunnel collapse. As this information became known, several companies, including Apple and Microsoft,
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Children develop their personalities by imitating the words and actions of those close to them, such as parents, teachers, and friends. However, words and actions spoken without consideration leave a wound in the child’s heart. A child with a broken heart suffers damage to their personality, interferes with personal relationships, and disrupts social life, which eventually leads to crime. Therefore, the child needs warm care and consideration before the wounds of the child’s heart become worse.
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What is a more serious situation is that children are also serving in the military. By 2018, child soldiers were recruited in 46 countries.10) The probability of children dying or being severely injured is very high. Children who started military service in a state where ethics and moral consciousness are not established are often mobi-lized for indiscriminate killing and terrorism. Even if the child returns to his daily life in good health, there is a high probability that the child will develop violent tendencies due to the effects of the killings experienced in the military. Hence, children’s military service is threatening the peace of this generation and the next generation. The source of the issue above lies in the absence of social consideration for children. Childhood is when you cannot protect yourself, make rational decisions, and need guidance and protection from adults. Children need a stable home environment, social system, and above all, sufficient education
to grow physically and mentally. Social consideration for children has a significant impact on the country’s development because children are the main characters of the next generation. Most countries, such as Finland and Korea that have made efforts to promote children’s education and children’s rights have joined the ranks of developed countries. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) , adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1989, consists of 54 articles and defines children as subjects of their rights rather than simply objects of protection. If this Convention, which guarantees children’s rights to life, education, and other basic rights, are well followed in all countries, it will naturally resolve various children’s problems. Furthermore, consideration for children will contribute to the prosperity and peace of the next generation.
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The habit of being uniformly considerate toward others will bring to you increased happiness.
Grenville Kleiser (Canadian author, 1868-1953)
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Buddhism <Aham Sutra>
In Buddhism, it speaks of the seven things that can be given to others without needing wealth. It is to treat people with a gentle gaze, compassionate smile, respect, and kindness, help others with hard work, give way to others, and give room to a person who cannot sleep. Having abundance does not equate to having much con-sideration. Anyone with a generous heart can practice the act of care.
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1. Principles of caring learned through scriptures
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Do not forget to show hospitality to strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to an-gels without knowing it.
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2) Understand the perspectives of others first When it comes to caring for a person, you must first think about being hungry and cold. In other words, you must first understand the situation of others.
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3) Practice care even when unseen
Confucianism <Mingxin Baojian> In the Chinese Qi Dynasty, “Guan Zhong” and “Po-Suk” were friends. If Guan Zhong took more profits while doing business together, Po-Suk understood that Guan Zhong had no choice but to do so because his family was having difficulties. After Guan Zhong failed an exam three times, PoSuk regretted that Guan Zhong’s talent was met at the wrong era and was being put to waste. When Guan Zong fled the war three times, Po-Suk understood that Guan Zong had an elderly mother. Po-suk understood Guan Zhong’s situation and believed in his character. Guan Zhong later stated, “the only person in the world who understands me is Po-Suk.” In East Asia, the relationship between mutual understanding and trust is called “Gwan-po Jigyo.”
2. Care has meaning only when put into practice In the Bible, there is a story of a Jew who was half-killed after meeting robbers. A religious leader and another Jewish person passed by, ignoring the person, while a Samaritan, who was looked down on by the Jews, took pity on the person, healed his wounds, and took him to an inn to take care of him.
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The expression ‘Good Samaritan,’ derived from this story, is often described as ‘a person who helps a neighbor out of goodwill.’ In 1978, Princeton University professor and social psychologist John M. Darley conducted an experiment on seminarians with Daniel Bateson. Half of the seminarians were given the story of the Good Samaritan as the topic of their sermon, and the other half were allowed to freely choose their topic. And on the side of the road on their way to preach, a man who appeared to have been attacked by a robber was on the ground according to the script. Would the group of theology students who prepared the sermon on the Good Samaritan help the fallen more than those that prepared a free topic? This was not the case. Regardless of the sermon topic,
The Old Testament tells the story of Lot’s family who lived in the city of Sodom. Lot showed hospitality to the two guests who had come by to find out that the two were messengers sent by God. Later, when the city of Sodom was being judged, Lot’s family was able to avoid judgment and save their lives. The shared message of these religious scriptures is that if I first respect and consider others, that much I can be treated.
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63% of the theology students who had plenty of timing before the sermon helped the person, while only 10% of students who were told they were late helped. Even if the theology students were to prepare a sermon of the Good Samaritan, they did not help the person who had fallen when they were in a hurry. Through this experiment, we can learn an important lesson that putting the act of care into practice is more important than simply knowing. As being thankful and forgiving others are actions for myself before they become the actions for others, it also holds meaning to be thankful and forgiving within your heart. However, as consideration is the act of seeking convenience and benefit for others, being considerate inside is not as meaningful. Let’s imagine if a person told me he was being considerate toward me, but I never felt it. This is the kind of consideration that is done only on the inside. A Good Samaritan is a person who is considerate through actions, not only inside.
What are the possibilities of these three groups in achieving
3. A giver who practices consideration Adam Grant, a professor of organizational psychology at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, classifies people in his book Give and Take into three groups according to their preference of reciprocity. Those who prefer to give rather than receive are called ‘givers,’ those who prefer to receive rather than give are called ‘takers,’ and those who strive to achieve a balance are called ‘matchers.’ What are the possibilities of these three groups in achieving economic and professional success in society?
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, is a good example of a successful giver. When Lincoln ran for the Illinois Senate, there were two contenders, Joel Matteson and Lyman Trumbull. Preliminary polls showed Matteson at 44%, Lincoln at 38%, and Trumbull at 9%. As the election drew near, Lincoln decided he had no chance of winning. At this time, Lincoln showed clear identification as a giver. Lincoln resigned from candidacy and voted for Trumbull, who shared the same policy as he. Rather than showing greed, Lincoln decided it would be in the best interest of Illinois to have someone who advocated the same policy be elected. As a result, Trumbull won the election with 51% of the vote. Four years later, Lincoln ran for the Senate again. However, Lincoln’s reputation for acting as a giver in politics was not good, and his odds of winning were low. However, under challenging circumstances, the former President, Trumpbell, emerged as a strong supporter of Lincoln, and Trumpbell’s supporters helped Lincoln in the end, and Lincoln was elected to the Senate. Even after Lincoln became President, he consistently demonstrated the traits of givers who place the public interest ahead of his own to the extent of appointing his rivals to his cabinet. “We needed the strongest men of the
economic and professional success in society? After surveying a variety of occupations such as engineers, salespeople, doctors, the givers dominated the bottom of the success ladder. However, surprisingly at the top of the success ladder, the most common type was also the givers. What then is the difference between a successful giver and a failed giver? Successful givers valued the interest of others while also regarding their own needs, while failed givers underestimated their needs over the interest of others.
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As modern society emphasizes communication and collaboration, the possibility of a giver becoming professionally successful is increasing. Companies commonly carry out projects as a team and regard communication skills as important as leadership for CEOs. This social climate emphasizes the role of the giver. A giver is not simply a person who refuses other people’s requests. A giver is a key member of society that practices consideration to seek both personal and public interests. Based on the warm culture of care, peace will gradually spread as more givers are in our society.
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party in the cabinet. Then I had no right to deprive the country of their services.” These words of Lincoln reflect the typical mindset of givers.
Being considerate is understanding the needs of others and taking necessary actions. Therefore, it can cause more harm if care is practiced hastily without considering the other person’s situation. Even Eugenics, a theory developed by the Nazis, put consideration first. As it is painful to live a life with disability and genetic illness, it was seen as an act of consideration to prevent them from being reproduced. With this justification, hundreds of thousands of lives were taken at once. This situation is an extreme example of how horrific it can be if a consideration excludes the intentions of others.
Even in today’s society, people with disabilities often face these difficulties. They view themselves as inferior in consideration of others and feel treated with pity and sympathy. It often ignores the other party’s opinions in the
name of the safety and protection of those with disabilities. This is not a consideration but rather a violation of the right to self-determination and freedom. A wheelchair is a part of a person’s body, so it is a great disrespect to place your hand on it without asking. It is an effective consideration to ask and confirm whether the person needs assistance first and secure space by opening the door rather than pushing the wheelchair directly. To value-neutral terms such as intellectual disability, terms related to disability or connoting inferiority, such as mental retardation, are also modified. This kind of meticulousness is required to practice consideration. If we remember that the primary purpose of consideration is the convenience and benefit of others, it can reduce mistakes. A culture of peace will become deeply rooted through the proper act of care, and society will gradually receive warmth.
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shared above show that the practice of consideration is closely related to peace. Like the example of Poland’s first prime minister, small considerations in everyday life can lead to dramatic social changes. Conversely, a person’s heartache due to lack of consideration can lead to social crime and violence. In particular, caring for children is more important because it is closely related to the development and peace of the next generation. It is specifically important to express consideration through actions and
Conclusion
Consideration is necessary for people with different ideas and tendencies when living in a community. A harsh society without consideration is fragmented and eventually disintegrated. Consideration is a means of living in harmony with others and is a basic act that seeks the convenience and benefit of others rather than oneself. The individual’s physical and mental health improves in practicing consideration, and the social benefits are also generated. Of course, there are times when it is challenging to practice consideration in a climate of rapid social change and selfishness. Still, it can be overcome if you understand the need and effect of consideration.Severalexamples
convey it to the other person. However, you must be careful because consideration that the other person does not want may hurt the person or be misunderstood as arrogance. Let us understand the meaning of care correctly and practice it carefully and create a world of peace overflowing with warmth.
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