{"id":38623,"date":"2020-12-09T00:02:23","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T22:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/?p=38623"},"modified":"2020-12-09T00:12:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T22:12:26","slug":"intelligent-people-cooperate-whereas-silly-people-compete-part-b-2360b","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/intelligent-people-cooperate-whereas-silly-people-compete-part-b-2360b\/?lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Intelligent people cooperate whereas silly people compete (KISHIMI ICHIRO & KOGA FUMITAKE) | Part B’"},"content":{"rendered":"

YOUTH:<\/span>\u00a0All<\/span>\u00a0right.<\/span>\u00a0The<\/span>\u00a0points<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0conflict<\/span>\u00a0are<\/span>\u00a0clear.<\/span>\u00a0You<\/span>\u00a0are<\/span>\u00a0saying<\/span>\u00a0that<\/span>\u00a0it<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0not<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>problem of the individual, but of the whole classroom\u2014the principle of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>competition permeating the classroom is the root of all evil.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>I, on the other hand, focus on the individual. Why is that? Well, to\u00a0borrow<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>your word, it\u2019s respect. Each and every student, with his unique personality, ex-\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ists as a splendid human being. There are all kinds of students: some quiet\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and well-behaved, some noisy and bright, some serious and some with fiery\u00a0<\/span><\/span>temperaments. They are not a gathering without individual traits.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

PHILOSOPHER:<\/span>\u00a0Of<\/span>\u00a0course,<\/span>\u00a0that\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0true.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

YOUTH:<\/span>\u00a0But<\/span>\u00a0you,<\/span>\u00a0even<\/span>\u00a0as<\/span>\u00a0you<\/span>\u00a0talk<\/span>\u00a0about<\/span>\u00a0democracy,<\/span>\u00a0are<\/span>\u00a0trying<\/span>\u00a0not<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0look<\/span>\u00a0at<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>each of the children individually and instead view them only as a group. More-\u00a0<\/span><\/span>over, you are preaching, \u2018Everything will change if we change the system.\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/span>That\u2019s more communist than anything else!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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My view is different. It doesn\u2019t matter to me what the system is, democratic\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or communist or whatever. I deal with the pneumonia of each individual, not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>the pneumonia of the entire classroom.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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PHILOSOPHER:<\/span>\u00a0Because<\/span>\u00a0that<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0what<\/span>\u00a0you<\/span>\u00a0have<\/span>\u00a0always<\/span>\u00a0done.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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YOUTH:<\/span>\u00a0So,<\/span>\u00a0concretely<\/span>\u00a0speaking,<\/span>\u00a0how<\/span>\u00a0do<\/span>\u00a0you<\/span>\u00a0treat<\/span>\u00a0their<\/span>\u00a0pneumonia?<\/span>\u00a0This<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0an-<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>other point of conflict. My answer is with approval. By fulfilling their need for\u00a0<\/span><\/span>approval.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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PHILOSOPHER:<\/span>\u00a0Hmm.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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YOUTH:<\/span>\u00a0I<\/span>\u00a0get<\/span>\u00a0it.<\/span>\u00a0I<\/span>\u00a0really<\/span>\u00a0get<\/span>\u00a0your<\/span>\u00a0denial<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0need<\/span>\u00a0for<\/span>\u00a0approval.<\/span>\u00a0But<\/span>\u00a0I<\/span>\u00a0actively<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>accept it. This conclusion is one I have arrived at based on firsthand expe-\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rience, so it is not something I will concede easily. In their search for approval,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>these children are sick in the lungs and numb with cold.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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PHILOSOPHER:<\/span>\u00a0Could<\/span>\u00a0you<\/span>\u00a0explain<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0reasoning<\/span>\u00a0behind<\/span>\u00a0your<\/span>\u00a0conclusion?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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\u00a0<\/span><\/span>YOUTH:<\/span>\u00a0In<\/span>\u00a0Adlerian<\/span>\u00a0psychology,<\/span>\u00a0you<\/span>\u00a0deny<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0need<\/span>\u00a0for<\/span>\u00a0approval.<\/span>\u00a0Why<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0that?<\/span>\u00a0It<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>is because as a result of his hopes of being accepted by another, a person<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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under the sway of the need for approval will, before he knows it, be living a life\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that conforms to that other person\u2019s wishes. In other words, he will be living\u00a0<\/span><\/span>another person\u2019s life.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>But a person does not live to fulfil someone else\u2019s expectations. Whether\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that person is one\u2019s parent or one\u2019s teacher or someone else, one must not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>choose a way of living that fulfils that person\u2019s expectations. Do I have it right?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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PHILOSOPHER:<\/span>\u00a0Yes.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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YOUTH:<\/span>\u00a0Being<\/span>\u00a0constantly<\/span>\u00a0concerned<\/span>\u00a0about<\/span>\u00a0how<\/span>\u00a0one<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0judged<\/span>\u00a0by<\/span>\u00a0others,<\/span>\u00a0one<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>can no longer live one\u2019s own life. It becomes a way of living that is no longer\u00a0<\/span><\/span>free. We have to be free. And if one hopes to find freedom, one must not seek\u00a0<\/span><\/span>approval . . . This understanding is not mistaken, is it?<\/span><\/div>\n
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PHILOSOPHER:<\/span>\u00a0No,<\/span>\u00a0it<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0not<\/span>\u00a0mistaken.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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YOUTH:<\/span>\u00a0It\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0wonderful,<\/span>\u00a0truly<\/span>\u00a0courageous<\/span>\u00a0story.<\/span>\u00a0But<\/span>\u00a0you<\/span>\u00a0know,<\/span>\u00a0we<\/span>\u00a0can\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0be<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tough enough, unfortunately. Even you, if you were to observe the real everyday\u00a0<\/span><\/span>situation with the students, you\u2019d understand. They put everything they\u2019ve got <\/span>into acting tough, but inside they\u2019re terribly insecure. They just don\u2019t seem to\u00a0<\/span><\/span>be able to get any confidence in themselves, and they suffer feelings of inferi-\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ority. They need approval from other people.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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PHILOSOPHER:<\/span>\u00a0It\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0exactly<\/span>\u00a0as<\/span>\u00a0you<\/span>\u00a0say.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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YOUTH:<\/span>\u00a0Don\u2019t<\/span>\u00a0agree<\/span>\u00a0so<\/span>\u00a0flippantly,<\/span>\u00a0you<\/span>\u00a0outdated<\/span>\u00a0Socrates!<\/span>\u00a0Look,<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0kind<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>people you\u2019re talking about are all just David statues!<\/span><\/div>\n
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PHILOSOPHER:<\/span>\u00a0David<\/span>\u00a0statues?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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YOUTH:<\/span>\u00a0Yes,<\/span>\u00a0you<\/span>\u00a0know<\/span>\u00a0Michelangelo\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0statue<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0David,<\/span>\u00a0right?<\/span>\u00a0It\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0ideal<\/span>\u00a0rep-<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>resentation of the human body, all perfectly proportioned and muscular, with-\u00a0<\/span><\/span>out an ounce of flab to be found. But it\u2019s a supreme ideal image that is devoid\u00a0<\/span><\/span>of flesh and blood, not a human being that exists in reality. Real live people get\u00a0<\/span><\/span>stomach-aches and bleed. You are always talking about people as if they\u2019re that\u00a0<\/span><\/span>statue of David ideal!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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PHILOSOPHER:<\/span>\u00a0Haha,<\/span>\u00a0that\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0an<\/span>\u00a0interesting<\/span>\u00a0way<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0putting<\/span>\u00a0it.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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YOUTH:<\/span>\u00a0What<\/span>\u00a0I<\/span>\u00a0am<\/span>\u00a0focusing<\/span>\u00a0on,<\/span>\u00a0however,<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0actual<\/span>\u00a0living<\/span>\u00a0people.<\/span>\u00a0I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0talking<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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about sensitive, highly individualistic children who are awkward and thin-\u00a0<\/span><\/span>skinned in every way! I have to fulfil that need for approval for each one of\u00a0<\/span><\/span>them individually and in a more healthy manner. In a word, I have to praise\u00a0<\/span><\/span>them. If I don\u2019t, they won\u2019t be able to regain the courage they\u2019ve lost!\u00a0<\/span><\/span>You wear the mask of a man of virtue, but you keep the weak at arm\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><\/span>length. You\u2019ve got idealistic theories of the heroic and the lionhearted, but\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nothing for real people!\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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PHILOSOPHER:<\/span>\u00a0I<\/span>\u00a0see.<\/span>\u00a0Though<\/span>\u00a0my<\/span>\u00a0words<\/span>\u00a0may<\/span>\u00a0have<\/span>\u00a0sounded<\/span>\u00a0like<\/span>\u00a0impractical,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>idealistic theories, that was not my intention. Philosophy must be an inquiry\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that is firmly grounded, with the consciousness that the ideals we pursue are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>just this: ideals. Let us take another angle to consider the reasons that Adlerian\u00a0<\/span><\/span>psychology does not accept the need for approval.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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YOUTH:<\/span>\u00a0Huh.<\/span>\u00a0Trying<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0justify<\/span>\u00a0everything,<\/span>\u00a0just<\/span>\u00a0like<\/span>\u00a0Socrates!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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PHILOSOPHER:<\/span>\u00a0The<\/span>\u00a0term<\/span>\u00a0you<\/span>\u00a0just<\/span>\u00a0brought<\/span>\u00a0up,<\/span>\u00a0feelings<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0inferiority,<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0key.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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YOUTH:<\/span>\u00a0Hmm.<\/span>\u00a0You<\/span>\u00a0want<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0talk<\/span>\u00a0about<\/span>\u00a0feelings<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0inferiority?<\/span>\u00a0Okay.<\/span>\u00a0I\u2019m<\/span>\u00a0an<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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PHILOSOPHER:<\/span>\u00a0First<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0all,<\/span>\u00a0during<\/span>\u00a0childhood,<\/span>\u00a0all<\/span>\u00a0humans<\/span>\u00a0without<\/span>\u00a0exception<\/span>\u00a0live<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with feelings of inferiority. This is a major premise of Adlerian psychology.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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YOUTH:<\/span>\u00a0Without<\/span>\u00a0exception?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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PHILOSOPHER:<\/span>\u00a0That\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0right.<\/span>\u00a0The<\/span>\u00a0human<\/span>\u00a0being<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0probably<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0only<\/span>\u00a0living<\/span>\u00a0thing<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>with a body that takes longer to grow than the mind. While with other crea-\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tures, mind and body develop at the same speed, only in humans does devel-\u00a0<\/span><\/span>opment of the mind happen first while that of the body lags behind. In a sense,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we are creatures who live bound hand and foot. Because though our minds are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>free, our bodies are not.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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YOUTH:<\/span>\u00a0Hmm,<\/span>\u00a0that\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0an<\/span>\u00a0interesting<\/span>\u00a0viewpoint.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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PHILOSOPHER:<\/span>\u00a0As<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0result,<\/span>\u00a0human<\/span>\u00a0children<\/span>\u00a0have<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0struggle<\/span>\u00a0with<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0gap<\/span>\u00a0be-<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>tween the \u2018what I want to do\u2019 mental aspects and the \u2018what I can do\u2019 physical\u00a0<\/span><\/span>aspects. There are things that the adults around them can do, but they cannot.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>That shelf where the adults put things is out of reach to them. Those stones<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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the adults can carry, they cannot. And the subjects of the adults\u2019 conversations\u00a0<\/span><\/span>are not things they can talk about. Children experience this sense of power-\u00a0<\/span><\/span>lessness, or one might say incompleteness of self, and, as a rule, cannot help\u00a0<\/span><\/span>but have feelings of inferiority.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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YOUTH:<\/span>\u00a0So,<\/span>\u00a0they<\/span>\u00a0start<\/span>\u00a0their<\/span>\u00a0lives<\/span>\u00a0as<\/span>\u00a0incomplete<\/span>\u00a0beings?<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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PHILOSOPHER:<\/span>\u00a0Yes.<\/span>\u00a0Of<\/span>\u00a0course,<\/span>\u00a0children<\/span>\u00a0are<\/span>\u00a0not<\/span>\u00a0incomplete<\/span>\u00a0as<\/span>\u00a0people.<\/span>\u00a0It<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0only<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>that the growth of their bodies has not caught up with that of their minds. But\u00a0<\/span><\/span>then the adults look only at their physical needs and start to baby them. They\u00a0<\/span><\/span>do not try to look at the children\u2019s minds. So, it is only natural that the children\u00a0<\/span><\/span>suffer feelings of inferiority. Because even though their minds are no different\u00a0<\/span><\/span>from the adults\u2019 minds, their human worth is not being recognised.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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YOUTH:<\/span>\u00a0All<\/span>\u00a0people<\/span>\u00a0start<\/span>\u00a0out<\/span>\u00a0as<\/span>\u00a0incomplete<\/span>\u00a0beings,<\/span>\u00a0so<\/span>\u00a0everyone<\/span>\u00a0experiences<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>feelings of inferiority. That\u2019s a pretty pessimistic point of view.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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PHILOSOPHER:<\/span>\u00a0It<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0not<\/span>\u00a0all<\/span>\u00a0bad.<\/span>\u00a0This<\/span>\u00a0feeling<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0inferiority,<\/span>\u00a0rather<\/span>\u00a0than<\/span>\u00a0being<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>handicap, has always been a stimulant of effort and growth.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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YOUTH:<\/span>\u00a0Hmm,<\/span>\u00a0how<\/span>\u00a0so?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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PHILOSOPHER:<\/span>\u00a0If<\/span>\u00a0human<\/span>\u00a0legs<\/span>\u00a0were<\/span>\u00a0as<\/span>\u00a0fast<\/span>\u00a0as<\/span>\u00a0horses\u2019,<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0horse-drawn<\/span>\u00a0carriage<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>would never have been invented and probably not the motor vehicle, either. If\u00a0<\/span><\/span>we could fly like birds, the aeroplane would never have been invented. If we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>had fur like a polar bear, winter clothing would never have been invented, and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>if we could swim like dolphins, there would never have been a need for boats\u00a0<\/span><\/span>or marine compasses, either.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Civilisation is a product of the need to compensate for the biological weak-\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ness of the human being, and the history of the human race is the history of its\u00a0<\/span><\/span>triumphing over its inferiority.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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YOUTH:<\/span>\u00a0It\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0because<\/span>\u00a0we<\/span>\u00a0humans<\/span>\u00a0were<\/span>\u00a0weak<\/span>\u00a0that<\/span>\u00a0we<\/span>\u00a0were<\/span>\u00a0able<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0build<\/span>\u00a0up<\/span>\u00a0such<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>a civilisation?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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PHILOSOPHER:<\/span>\u00a0That\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0right.<\/span>\u00a0And<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0extrapolate<\/span>\u00a0further,<\/span>\u00a0it<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0due<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0that<\/span>\u00a0weak-<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ness that humans create communities and live in relationships of cooperation.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Ever since the hunter-gatherer age, we have lived in groups and cooperated <\/span><\/span>with our comrades in hunting animals and raising children. It isn\u2019t that we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>wanted to cooperate with each other. It is that we were weak, so desperately\u00a0<\/span><\/span>weak, that we could not live separately.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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YOUTH:<\/span>\u00a0It<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0due<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0that<\/span>\u00a0weakness<\/span>\u00a0that<\/span>\u00a0humans<\/span>\u00a0formed<\/span>\u00a0groups<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0built<\/span>\u00a0soci-<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ety. So, our power and our civilisation are the fruits of our weakness.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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PHILOSOPHER:<\/span>\u00a0Put<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0other<\/span>\u00a0way<\/span>\u00a0around,<\/span>\u00a0nothing<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0scarier<\/span>\u00a0to<\/span>\u00a0humans<\/span>\u00a0than<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>isolation. Isolated people have not only their physical security threatened, but\u00a0<\/span><\/span>their mental security as well. Because, instinctively, we are well aware that we\u00a0<\/span><\/span>cannot live alone. As a consequence, we are always longing for a strong con-\u00a0<\/span><\/span>nection with other people. Do you understand what this fact means?\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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YOUTH:<\/span>\u00a0No,<\/span>\u00a0what<\/span>\u00a0does<\/span>\u00a0it<\/span>\u00a0mean?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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PHILOSOPHER:<\/span>\u00a0All<\/span>\u00a0people<\/span>\u00a0have<\/span>\u00a0community<\/span>\u00a0feeling<\/span>\u00a0inside<\/span>\u00a0them<\/span>\u00a0inherently.<\/span>\u00a0And<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>it is something that is deeply linked to human identity.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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YOUTH:<\/span>\u00a0Oh!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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PHILOSOPHER:<\/span>\u00a0Just<\/span>\u00a0as<\/span>\u00a0one<\/span>\u00a0would<\/span>\u00a0not<\/span>\u00a0imagine<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0turtle<\/span>\u00a0without<\/span>\u00a0its<\/span>\u00a0shell,<\/span>\u00a0or<\/span>\u00a0a<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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giraffe with a short neck, there is no such thing as a human being who is com-\u00a0<\/span><\/span>pletely cut off from other people. Community feeling is not something that is\u00a0<\/span><\/span>attained, but something that one digs up from within oneself, which is why it\u00a0<\/span><\/span>can be shared as a feeling. As Adler elucidates, \u2018Community feeling is always a\u00a0<\/span><\/span>reflection of the weakness of the body, and one from which we cannot be sepa-\u00a0<\/span><\/span>rate.\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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YOUTH:<\/span>\u00a0A<\/span>\u00a0community<\/span>\u00a0feeling<\/span>\u00a0resulting<\/span>\u00a0from<\/span>\u00a0human<\/span>\u00a0weakness<\/span>\u00a0.<\/span>\u00a0.<\/span>\u00a0.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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PHILOSOPHER:<\/span>\u00a0Human<\/span>\u00a0beings<\/span>\u00a0are<\/span>\u00a0physically<\/span>\u00a0weak.<\/span>\u00a0But<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0human<\/span>\u00a0mind<\/span>\u00a0is<\/span>\u00a0sec-<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>ond to none, much stronger than that of any other animal. I am sure you know\u00a0<\/span><\/span>well enough the degree to which spending one\u2019s days in competition with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>one\u2019s comrades is against the principles of nature. Community feeling is not\u00a0<\/span><\/span>some head-in-the-clouds ideal. It is a fundamental principle of life that resides\u00a0<\/span><\/span>within us humans.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Part A’ : https:\/\/www.lecturesbureau.gr\/1\/intelligent-people-cooperate-whereas-silly-people-compete-part-a-2360a\/?lang=en<\/a><\/p>\n

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The courage to be happy<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

KISHIMI ICHIRO & KOGA FUMITAKE<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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