I dont get this How can we instill a greater sense of responsibily (among adults and children) toward other?
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we cant as we are all just tainted monkeys. If we could mentally join with each other and see the world through other eyes then we might stand a chance but as of now we cannot, maybe we could find a way for technology to help us mentally connect a bit like we are doing on the internet now. I bet a hundred years ago no one saw the internet coming and who knows maybe in another hundred mental wet wired plug ins for the whole family courtesy of microsoft.
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A good tact would be to talk about sacrifices you or others make to help others.  Also, think of things people don't necessarily want to do, but do anyway because they know it's the right thing.
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No.  I was taught to behave myself, but at the same I was taught to think for myself.  For a good society people need act in a way that is conducive for each of us respecting each others rights.  If we think that we can do what we want without thinking of our fellow man then we might as well throw the key in the water bucket and ride off.  \n\nWe are going to have an anarchy if children aren't taught morals, or how to treat others with respect.
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I think the key is for each and every one of us to live and do his or her part. Instead of me thinking of countries or leaders or someone else, I start with myself. What am I doing? What can I do to make a difference? The answer can be enlightening and simple. Every time I am with another human being, I can be a person of peace. I can smile. I can show deference and respect for the other. In my mind, I can keep from passing judgment on anyone or catch myself if I start to do it. In other words, peace starts with me. And it starts with you. It begins with each one of us. Stay nice. Stay happy.
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The only thing it solves is the problem of taking the energy and initiative to look for mature and humane ways to deal with one another. I mean, if I can put somebody in a little box, I don't have to look at him or her as an individual. I can then continue you be mentally lazy and blame others for my own bad feelings. I feel just the same way you do; we ought to just get on with it and wish each other well.
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Due to the fact that there are social norms that have been instilled in us since we were children. Of course this is coupled with an innate sense of wanting to please others or wanting to look good in the eyes of other people. What people worry about always depends on what they deem as valuable to them. If a person values money and property he/she would often think about what other people would say if he/she were only driving a certain car. If a person values being perceived as a an individual who is competent and efficient he/she would do everything in his/her power to get things done. It really boils down to what you want other people to know about you and the kind of image you want to portray.
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To me the saying is about empathy. If you were to percive suffering from anothers perspective, you would be discouraged from making that person suffer.\nBut then does that mean that we are all selfish creatures, only not doing bad for fear that we might one day be on the recieving end? I don't think so; I genuiely think we are onditioned aginst causing others pain. Of course there are exceptions to this.\nThe biggest problem facing the idea today is the fact that we are encouraged to divide into "them" and "us". People who do not share the same country/race/religion as us are portrayed as less human and therfore less deserving of this empathy. With these people we are encouraged not to care about their well being.\n\nPerhaps the phrase should be "Treat ALL others.."\n\nSorry I couldnt think of an example ;)
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We used to have Etiquette, you learned how to talk to people\n& how to deal with people.  Someone who is rude thinks he is\nin control, better than someone else.  It's a power thing.\nBut in the end, he is no better than anyone else!  You teach\npeople how to treat you, if  you allow yourself to be treated poorly you haven't done your job. It's also a peer\nthing - I remember the kids in school picking on others so that they can look "cool" in the eyes of others.  But as adults, we learn that these ways are not acceptable.  Isn't it better to tell someone to "have a nice day" than to tell\nsomeone to "biteme?" Think about it?  You don't need to be\nrude - no one does.  Ignore them.  They'll wise up & realize\nall eyes are not on them & they will straighten up.  They honestly don't sometimes often realize they are doing it because it becomes a 2nd nature to them.  OK?
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By understanding all people are working in service to God  to learn lessons. Each interaction helps people grow. There is no need to forgive for nothing ever done to you was personal. People say and do things based solely on what they need or their own life experiences.Whatever a person does or says to you is a projection of their own reality.\nLove & Light\nOne Planet = One People
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You may say family, friends etc. but subconciously, every being gives top priority to itself. Your very first instinct (no matter how you try to supress it) is to try and think about yourself. Its quite rare that people think about others first, especially in emergencies.
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Yes it does, just look around.  Society expects certain actions and attitudes from all of us.  Our society demands certain behavor in all of us.  The price of not conforming to some of these expectations is just too high for most folks.
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Unfortunately in a world that promotes individualism, they leave the decision to be decent and courteous up to the individual.  Most ppl know in their hearts what is right and wrong (even without being taught) and most ppl know rather or not they are being rude.  Although, in some rare cases, rude ppl really just dont know they're being rude (usually due to upbringing or cultural differences)...Anyway....I dont think our standards have fallen...i dont know anyone who ENJOYS being disrespected.  However, i do believe we have failed ourselves and each other by allowing a busy schedule or our worry of "what others think" to disrupt our normal maintenance of good values and decency.\nSome ppl also use excuses to not be polite...."i've been hurt by so many already...im just gonna beat ppl to the punch and hurt them first or close them out so they cannot hurt me"....thoughts like that are prevailing high in America especially, now days.  Ppl are becoming more and more bitter or closed off due to hurt feelings or worst yet, vengeful feelings from past experiences.  Ppl of today, with their busy lives, find it quicker to close ppl out or hurt others to keep them away rather than spend a moment or two being kind.  We've become quite synical, critical and "closed", especially to ppl we do not know.\nDon't give up hope though...a lot of ppl still believe in manners and common courtesy...there are those that will be commonly corgeal and others that will go out of their way to make someone smile.  But you gotta take the good with the bad and try not to let the bad effect how you respond, while teaching the next generation to not get bitter...get better.\nkeep the faith in humanity...there's still some good out here :0)\nmarjenl72
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Kindness is more important. Though modern society is plagued by cynicism. It is more to the core of who we are.
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it's supposed to be ask A question, not two dozen of them, lol. are you a philosophy major? ;) (if not, you might consider it....)\n\npersonally i like to believe that people innately have a sense of right and wrong, that we naturally are inclined to assume the best in others rather than go around killing and maiming. not sure that's the case, though. is it our first instinct to step on a spider? or only after we've been stung or bitten or harmed?\n\npart of me thinks that being mean is taught by other people, so maybe these two would be child-like in their curiosity and interest and willingness to assume the best in one another. or, maybe they'd be so used to fending for themselves that the self-interest gene would kick into high gear. certainly they'd be leery of another person.\n\nif morality requires empathy, and empathy is the ability to imagine yourself in the situation of others, then before they meet they aren't immoral, exactly, but rather amoral -- there's no need to know right and wrong, since there are no other people to be affected by their actions. in fact, it's hard to imagine even having a concept of yourself until there's another person to see yourself as being distinct from.\n\nin reality human contact in the earliest weeks after birth seems to be essential for moral development. children with reactive attachment disorder (from neglect or abuse or lack of nurturing) as an infant are the ones who grow up to be sociopaths, with absolutely zero regard for other people.\n\nfun stuff!
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I' ve realized that nowadays respect and responsibility towards others is like a lost treasure, there s every day more people that just don't care for other's feelings and needs, we can see that here on the Internet better,people here act freely and show their evil side more because they feel safe and hidden behind their computers, so  they don't have any sense of shame and say just whatever.
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Try not to let others effect that emotion, and except that people are mostly selfish, and mean, and into themselves.\n\nThis is a sad truth we all must accept, because to a certain extent, we all that way.
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Kids are the key to the future.  To contribute responsibility they will need to be responsible adults.  To bring children up to be responsible adults requires solid and consistent training on the part of solid, caring, consistent and responsible adults.  If the adults in a child's life are unreliable and/or unstable, the child will experience turmoil, lack of consistency, disruption, etc., which will cause disruptions in the child and often lead to irresponsible behavior in adulthood.  To be healthy, society needs the contribution of responsible adults...\n\nSociety refers to "a group of people that form a semi-closed social system, in which most interactions are with other individuals belonging to the group."1   If one grows up in a splintered and chaotic family -- the first experience of a child in society -- then one's contribution to greater society may be splintered and chaotic.