The best of human values that are practiced better in the West
1) If something does not seem right in your vicinity, do something about it, not just complain.
2) Accepting people with their faults, failings and failures and still supporting their pursuit of personal happiness.
3) Preparing for adversities well in advance, practicing and stocking up on resources
4) Treating pets and animals with lots of love and care
5) Making their immediate physical surroundings clean and organised
6) Telling close friends or even strangers honest opinions or judgments when you think they are wrong. Not falsely trying to save their face.
7) Putting in energy, effort in pursuing and enterprise
8) Investing time, energy and effort in developing new ideas. Taking risk for huge potential benefit.
9) A sense of humour in almost all situations
10) Respecting a person who stands up to you despite your active opposition
11) Helping the poorest in one's own country, city, neighborhood or immediate surroundings
Note:
All human values - the best and worst of humans- are common and practiced everywhere. It is just they may be practiced to different degrees. I am only looking at a statistical average and a subjective one at that.
These are just my personal opinions based on my observations.
Some may disagree. You may have a different list of things that you consider belong here, so please post them. I suggest you NOT turn this thread into a negative one of what you think is NOT the best or what you think is the worst human values in the West of East.
I have a western friend who says he is working on a similar list of values he thinks are practiced better in the East. We will wait for him to post it in the future.
Copyright (c) Kannan Narayanamurthy 2015
All rights reserved
1) If something does not seem right in your vicinity, do something about it, not just complain.
2) Accepting people with their faults, failings and failures and still supporting their pursuit of personal happiness.
3) Preparing for adversities well in advance, practicing and stocking up on resources
4) Treating pets and animals with lots of love and care
5) Making their immediate physical surroundings clean and organised
6) Telling close friends or even strangers honest opinions or judgments when you think they are wrong. Not falsely trying to save their face.
7) Putting in energy, effort in pursuing and enterprise
8) Investing time, energy and effort in developing new ideas. Taking risk for huge potential benefit.
9) A sense of humour in almost all situations
10) Respecting a person who stands up to you despite your active opposition
11) Helping the poorest in one's own country, city, neighborhood or immediate surroundings
Note:
All human values - the best and worst of humans- are common and practiced everywhere. It is just they may be practiced to different degrees. I am only looking at a statistical average and a subjective one at that.
These are just my personal opinions based on my observations.
Some may disagree. You may have a different list of things that you consider belong here, so please post them. I suggest you NOT turn this thread into a negative one of what you think is NOT the best or what you think is the worst human values in the West of East.
I have a western friend who says he is working on a similar list of values he thinks are practiced better in the East. We will wait for him to post it in the future.
Copyright (c) Kannan Narayanamurthy 2015
All rights reserved
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