As a writer I may come across articles. One caught my eye, entitled ‘The Truth About the Community: People Don’t care.” (Source: https://mantracare.org) It helps to come across articles written by other authors, which differs from mine, and which helps us to identify where we could do and be better. As human beings we can always do better.
And according to one recent study by Dan Ariely, a psychologist and sociologist, when it comes to other people, we tend not to care if others fail, of if their feelings are hurt, just so long as it doesn’t affect us personally or negatively.
We have to want to care
The world pandemic is a global change. There is no getting away from what is happening in the world. At the start of the pandemic, we could have seized the opportunity to personally come together, to mentally and emotionally support, not just where support was needed in the NHS, the practical support, but on a societal level and with each other in our personal lives. With differing of opinions that didn't happen, but nothing is set in stone, and as we have changed, we can change again.
Humans are inherently self-absorbed
Humans are inherently self-absorbed, which can make them selfish. But we shouldn’t give up and just accept it’s the nature of everyone to be self-absorbed or selfish. Instead, we can be helpful, supportive, co-operative, and understanding. It's all in how we decide. We get to choose.
What we think of ourselves usually stems from how we see ourselves and how we think others see us. But people will always have an opinion. From a small age, we are conditioned to believe and think a certain way. We grow with parental values.
How many people really think outside the box?
How many people think outside the box and use their experiences to change how they see the world? It is important to know that any thought process starts and ends with how we feel about ourselves. When what we think about ourselves changes, our relationship with others can change.
In the pandemic and moving forward change and support has never been so important.
