Your Social Dysfunction: Normal Being average in terms of how social you are, as well as the amount of self-esteem you have, you're pretty much normal. Good on you. | ||||
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Saturday, January 21, 2006
My Social Dysfunction
The Religion I Fit In
You fit in with: Humanism Your ideals mostly resemble that of a Humanist. Although you do not have a lot of faith, you are devoted to making this world better, in the short time that you have to live. Humanists do not generally believe in an afterlife, and therefore, are committed to making the world a better place for themselves and future generations. 20% spiritual. 80% reason-oriented. | ||||
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Monday, January 02, 2006
why can't we cooperate?
I skipped to the Think Win-Win habit in "the 7 habits of highly effective people". got bored with the life mission thing I was reading...
Won't summarize what I've read, but I was strucked by this sentence "cooperation is often associated with cheating", a mindset instilled in most of us since our schooldays. Because of the academic placing following major examinations in every grade, students need to face exam on their own, no sharing of answers during exam. Even if you don't get caught, for highly competitive children, it's a win-lose situation - "in order for me to get to the top of the class, I have to score higher than you, therefore you're on your own and I'm on my own, no sharing, 'the pie is not big enough for everyone'"
By the time we enter secondary school where teamwork was tried to be instilled, the damage has already been done. We choose our group members, if we manage to work well in a group (there's competition even within the group), most probably we'd be competing with other groups. I can only make comparisons to my own experience back then. Some of us, had to say including me, won't share what we have with other students. For me, unless it's an "exchange of information", then yes. For some, it's a completely "no" to whatever exhange.
(deleted part of this post - better to do so since what I've written was not so nice... )
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Won't summarize what I've read, but I was strucked by this sentence "cooperation is often associated with cheating", a mindset instilled in most of us since our schooldays. Because of the academic placing following major examinations in every grade, students need to face exam on their own, no sharing of answers during exam. Even if you don't get caught, for highly competitive children, it's a win-lose situation - "in order for me to get to the top of the class, I have to score higher than you, therefore you're on your own and I'm on my own, no sharing, 'the pie is not big enough for everyone'"
By the time we enter secondary school where teamwork was tried to be instilled, the damage has already been done. We choose our group members, if we manage to work well in a group (there's competition even within the group), most probably we'd be competing with other groups. I can only make comparisons to my own experience back then. Some of us, had to say including me, won't share what we have with other students. For me, unless it's an "exchange of information", then yes. For some, it's a completely "no" to whatever exhange.
(deleted part of this post - better to do so since what I've written was not so nice... )
ttg
My Religion is Kindness by Karen Drucker
Beautiful lyrics...
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Chorus:
My religion is kindness
My church is nature
My god is a feeling
that lives deep inside
My job is to be conscious
My path is forgiveness
My religion is kindness
and I practice it everyday
Everyone has a story
Everyone has pain
When we strip away our masks
we find that we're really all the same
It's those little things we say and do
that can mean so much
It's a smile, a connection
a simple loving touch
Chorus
Today I'm gonna ask myself
what more can I do
To be radiant child of God
And let my love shine through
I'm gonna let my heart be my guide
to give the best of me
I'm gonna share my joy,
share my love, give boundlessly
Chorus
Jack and Jill went up the hill
to fetch a pail of water
But then Jack fell down
broke his crown
and Jill came running after
She said "Jack tell me what can I do to help ease your mind?"
He said "Hold my hand and just be kind and I know I'll be fine."
Chorus
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Chorus:
My religion is kindness
My church is nature
My god is a feeling
that lives deep inside
My job is to be conscious
My path is forgiveness
My religion is kindness
and I practice it everyday
Everyone has a story
Everyone has pain
When we strip away our masks
we find that we're really all the same
It's those little things we say and do
that can mean so much
It's a smile, a connection
a simple loving touch
Chorus
Today I'm gonna ask myself
what more can I do
To be radiant child of God
And let my love shine through
I'm gonna let my heart be my guide
to give the best of me
I'm gonna share my joy,
share my love, give boundlessly
Chorus
Jack and Jill went up the hill
to fetch a pail of water
But then Jack fell down
broke his crown
and Jill came running after
She said "Jack tell me what can I do to help ease your mind?"
He said "Hold my hand and just be kind and I know I'll be fine."
Chorus
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