The modern community in which I live lacks attention to people and empathy. These qualities allow you to feel support and help in difficult times and take care of each other. The modern world is dangerous, and people disregard the feelings of others to protect themselves or to show coldness and disinterest. In the future, I would like to develop an attentiveness to other people and the skill of effective care to become an empathetic friend, colleague, and boss who subordinates want to trust.
My uncle’s death from a heroin overdose swayed my communication and relationship-building outlook. It happened a few years ago but is still the cause of existential experiences and systematic analysis for me. I was close to my uncle but did not notice how his addiction progressed because the relatives around me ignored the problem. They felt he could not be saved, and many people, including my parents, accused him of irresponsibility and infantile behavior. Now I understand that kind attempts to help may not have improved the quality of his life enormously and would not have taken him to another level. Nevertheless, it would undoubtedly have saved my uncle from death, who, unfortunately, did not have the strength to cope with addiction.
Thus, I would like to learn how to care for others meaningfully. To do this, I need to develop the skill of communication, oratory, and persuasion, as well as understand psychology (Cherry). I must see social processes and understand the motivation of other people. In situations of dispute, I would need conflict management skills, as I do not want people to allow aggression when expressing their thoughts and feelings knowingly.
Reference
Cherry, K. (2022). Why empathy is important. Verywell Mind. Web.