By Patrick Roemer
A man told me that he’s working for the same company since more than twenty years. After all deductions he as a celibate just can afford a small apartment and as hobby his motorcycle. Yearly traveling isn’t possible but nevertheless he’s happy with what he has reached. Admittedly he is in a constant worry about his company which regularly instructs restructurings, sometimes as well with redundancies. He is aware of that his employment doesn’t provide a total security.
For me it was very interesting to observe that all qualities and values, which are so important because vital for my development work, played no to a minor role for him. So for example I consider curiosity and interest, initiation and development, progress due to enhancement and something like it as very strong human elements of the individual.
In the contrary he appreciates a calm life style with regular work, hobby and relaxing, even indifference with hopefully few changes. Of course the mutual question came up, maybe only in my head: Who has the better outcome?
First of all it goes conform to our social standard that a kind of material, emotional and idealistic security is to create. Nobody can avoid this does every individual just follow his habits as he’s familiar with and established them. Doing so there must not be thought about, so just be done already known. Mostly the result is appreciated, at least it can be previewed from experience: If I do this or that, this or that will be the result.
So I just can remark that each human being, compared to each animal or plant, has its characteristics, and of course should enjoy them. So it doesn’t make sense to teach a turtle how to chase and eat mice while an eagle for sure will remain disinterested in consumption of roots and herbs.
Finally for me remains the fact that the person should experience and therefore live his human life as happy as he can, after all totally tolerable which kind of life style is followed. The as far as possible being happy and content as conscious or unconscious tool to in the end care for all human beings.
For me it was very interesting to observe that all qualities and values, which are so important because vital for my development work, played no to a minor role for him. So for example I consider curiosity and interest, initiation and development, progress due to enhancement and something like it as very strong human elements of the individual.
In the contrary he appreciates a calm life style with regular work, hobby and relaxing, even indifference with hopefully few changes. Of course the mutual question came up, maybe only in my head: Who has the better outcome?
First of all it goes conform to our social standard that a kind of material, emotional and idealistic security is to create. Nobody can avoid this does every individual just follow his habits as he’s familiar with and established them. Doing so there must not be thought about, so just be done already known. Mostly the result is appreciated, at least it can be previewed from experience: If I do this or that, this or that will be the result.
So I just can remark that each human being, compared to each animal or plant, has its characteristics, and of course should enjoy them. So it doesn’t make sense to teach a turtle how to chase and eat mice while an eagle for sure will remain disinterested in consumption of roots and herbs.
Finally for me remains the fact that the person should experience and therefore live his human life as happy as he can, after all totally tolerable which kind of life style is followed. The as far as possible being happy and content as conscious or unconscious tool to in the end care for all human beings.
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