Put yourself in my place

This was a dificult one... Savater says that ethics is interested in how to live a good human life, amongst human beings. This is not very complicated, as we human beings use symbols to communicate among each other. Thought, actually, could be difficult as people from different backgrounds and cultures interpret symbols in different ways... Despite our differences, however, we are all part of the human race and that makes us all humans.

We have the right to be treated as humans, that is in a respectful way, taking into account how they would like to be treated and reflecting that in their behaviour...

But at the beginning I said that this one was difficult. This is so beacuse I experienced other "human beings" 's evil... I had my bag stolen last weekend, with many things inside that were valuable to me, and that is not referring to the money inside... Savater says "not for acting badly they stop being human beings"... but don't they?? I felt so disappointed of people that day that it is difficult not to think that people stop being people when they act against other people's freedom and good intentions.... Very difficult...

We all have the right to be treated as humans... We need to put ourselves in other people's place to try to imagine what others expect from us... In spite of everything, I still have faith in people.. there's always someone putting himself in someone else's place... Like the man who found some of my belongings and phoned to return them....

Wake up, baby!!

Living a good life involves many things. Having personal possessions, getting new items, buying and selling through out our lives... but also interacting with others. We cannot treat other people as objects due to the simple reason that they ARE PEOPLE, and NOT THINGS!!

Someone once said "Don't treat others in ways you wouldn't like to be treated yourself." Huge truth. If you don't like to be treated as an object, why should you do that to your mates, friends, family or strangers? Part of living a good life is communicating and interacting with people. We do this every single day of our lives. So why make it unpleasant for everyone instead of treating people kindly and as they deserve?

Live a good life, treat people with respect and try to understand the core meaning of your own life. This is yours to discover, as no one can choose how to live your life except for yourself. Make good and wise choices, according to what is convenient for you.

Orders, customs and desires

Everything a person does is done with a reason. Some things are done following someone's orders. We may choose to obey those orders that are generally intended to make us some good, or disobey them with some consequent punishment.

We can also perform some acts because it's a custom in our community or social group. However, as we are part of different social groups inside our community sometimes we may follow several customs.

As far as desires go, we follow them because we "feel like it".

As teachers, it's a good idea to bear in mind that children, teenagers and of course adults may sometimes not feel like doing an exercise or are not in the mood for a class when they have been forced to get out of bed with -3 ºC !! When this happens, teachers need to be ready to handle the situation.

Most children and teenagers feel "forced" to go to school or private lessons, orders they obey from their parents or close family because "it is good" for them... It's the teacher's responsibility to make them feel at ease and enjoy themselves while learning as well.