Oh dear, I’m not very good at explaining myself these last couple of days…
I agree with the fact that these characteristics are (hopefully) learnt as children and as part of the act of growing up…
I was trying to ask if there was any particular [physical] thing you think would be helpful if more people had experience of? I tried asking this yesterday, and the overwhelming response came back that if people could learn the skills of listening, compromising and empathising then that would have the greatest impact on the world.
So I thought I would try and get examples of HOW people think these can be learnt, and ask if there were any specific jobs, OR challenges OR activities that would help these…
For example, you might think that if everyone tried a bunjee jump and faced the fear of the fall and not knowing if the rope is properly tied, that people would then have a greater appreciation of how short life is, and that we should grab every opportunity that comes our way…. That’s just an example plucked from the top of my head, and may not be the best, but gives an idea of what I’m on about.
As ever, feel free to answer however you please, but please understand where I was coming from in the asking. I’m not suggesting that these skills can only be learnt by one activity, I was just curious as to what ideas you had on the matter.
Believe it or not, it was meant to be quite light hearted and give people an opportunity to perhaps talk about unusual or amazing, or special things they’ve done in their lives that have perhaps altered their perception of some aspect of life, and that they would love for everyone to experience!