I believe that we do not put too much value into the ideas and actions into individual people because for all the progress humankind has made, the action of putting value into ideas and actions of individual people has to be accredited. If we say that that we put too much value in Galileo and Copernicus' idea that Earth orbits Sun, not the otherway round, or that we put too much value into the ideas and actions of Martin Luther King when he protested against segregation in society; we are gravely mistaken, indeed.
Galileo and Copernicus' idea that Earth orbits Sun was completely alien to the Italian society in the 16th Century. At first, scientists and scholars debunked the Copernicus's theory and then Galileo's observation that proved the theory, leading to society being still under the misconception that Sun orbited the Earth, not the otherway round. However, it was later accepted in Europe and then throughout the world that Galileo and Copernicus were right, leading to a misconception, that had fallen on the human kind like a burden for so long, to be lifted. From this example, we can see that putting value into Galileo and Copernicus' idea cleared a big misconception which bought progress, thus exemplifying that we do not put too much value into ideas and actions of individual people because the value we put in these ideas and actions have never been replaced. This happens because human possess the gut-feeling when to put value and when to not, and by thinking we put too much value into ideas and actions of individual people, we tend to think too logically and end up misplacing our value.
Similarly, Martin Luther King was first criticized and threatened by white people that lived near him for standing up for his own rights and the rights of the fellow black population of America. However, by putting value into his protests and ideologies when the listened to their hearts, the public made a decision that lead to turning point in American and the Worldwide society, creating a change that shaped the world for better. Again, we can see when we value ideas and actions of people, we never put too much value in them because we are born with the capability to know when to and when not to put value into ideas and actions of individual people.
A baby understands to it is safe to be held by a parent, but he/she will make a racket when he or she is held by a stranger, sensing that these stranger may be of some harm to him/her. These gut-feeling is used when we value ideas and actions of people, hence we are channel ourselves to put the right amount of faith and value while judging the ideas and actions of people. If we do not follow this gut-feeling and use our logic too much, things that look right to us may turn out to be wrong, and when it comes to valuing the ideas and action of others, it is always best to follow our gut-felling, as proven by the example above.
Galileo and Copernicus' idea that Earth orbits Sun was completely alien to the Italian society in the 16th Century. At first, scientists and scholars debunked the Copernicus's theory and then Galileo's observation that proved the theory, leading to society being still under the misconception that Sun orbited the Earth, not the otherway round. However, it was later accepted in Europe and then throughout the world that Galileo and Copernicus were right, leading to a misconception, that had fallen on the human kind like a burden for so long, to be lifted. From this example, we can see that putting value into Galileo and Copernicus' idea cleared a big misconception which bought progress, thus exemplifying that we do not put too much value into ideas and actions of individual people because the value we put in these ideas and actions have never been replaced. This happens because human possess the gut-feeling when to put value and when to not, and by thinking we put too much value into ideas and actions of individual people, we tend to think too logically and end up misplacing our value.
Similarly, Martin Luther King was first criticized and threatened by white people that lived near him for standing up for his own rights and the rights of the fellow black population of America. However, by putting value into his protests and ideologies when the listened to their hearts, the public made a decision that lead to turning point in American and the Worldwide society, creating a change that shaped the world for better. Again, we can see when we value ideas and actions of people, we never put too much value in them because we are born with the capability to know when to and when not to put value into ideas and actions of individual people.
A baby understands to it is safe to be held by a parent, but he/she will make a racket when he or she is held by a stranger, sensing that these stranger may be of some harm to him/her. These gut-feeling is used when we value ideas and actions of people, hence we are channel ourselves to put the right amount of faith and value while judging the ideas and actions of people. If we do not follow this gut-feeling and use our logic too much, things that look right to us may turn out to be wrong, and when it comes to valuing the ideas and action of others, it is always best to follow our gut-felling, as proven by the example above.
No comments:
Post a Comment