Society of Esteem

14June2008

Esteem replies to hierarchy of values, part 2

Posted by Cecilia under: Philosophy.

Hierarchy of values is the basis of our society. It works because two important points are fulfilled in the everyday life: comparison and competition.

In the last post, I wrote about comparison. Today we’ll look at competition.

In a society with a hierarchy of values competition causes survival or death. This may sounds overly dramatic but even the loss of a job can have sometimes tragic effects.

It’s quite common to assume that top performances can only be produced if we are driven by competition. In a society with hierarchy of values it’s like this. The driving force of competition is fear of losing prestige, recognition and esteem. The loser in a competition is treated as less valuable, and is considered as less esteemed. Whatever achievements are created under competitive pressure they lead to short-term results and long-term human failures because of frustration, stress and fear.

The society of esteem knows no competition in this sense. Each person receives the same esteem for whatever his effort is. That’s why the people in the society of esteem are free from fearful feelings. People do what they do best and what they are able to do best. If there is a kind of competition in the society of esteem then it’s in the form of an internal impulse. As soon as our profession is a vocation we push ourselves freely to peak performance because we like our work and because our nature leads us to growing self-development.

The society of esteem replies to the hierarchy of values with esteem. If we live in a society of esteem we don’t have to deal with competitive stress. We can freely concentrate upon ourselves and our abilities. Only this brings us higher achievements lasting as long as our health and happiness.

Those who produce top performances with joy, motivation and full strength are the best foundation for a growing, healthy and equitable society.

28May2008

Esteem replies to hierarchy of values, part 1

Posted by Cecilia under: Philosophy.

We live in a world of hierarchical values . A hierarchy of values can also be called a gradations of values. One thing is worth more than something else. One person is worth more than the other. We’ve known this since our childhood.

The hierarchy of values is based on two important points: comparison and competition. Today I’ll address comparisons. Comparing people with each other is the basis for a hierarchy of values. I don’t need to mention what kind of feelings comparisons impose on us. We internalize comparing so much that we often make no step in our life without comparing. We compare ourselves with others and we are also compared unceasingly.

Who among us doesn’t recognize our society in this picture? Who recognizes himself in this picture?

The society of esteem knows no hierarchy of values, it knows esteem. There is no comparison among people. On which basis do we compare ourselves? Each of us is unique and incomparable in the truest sense of the word. Being compared at an unequal level creates injustice of which we try to compensate incessantly. Read the rest of this entry »

6May2008

The mysterious self-esteem

Posted by Cecilia under: Attitude.

Your fingers can’t touch it. Your eyes can’t see it. Your nose can’t smell it. And your tongue can’t taste it. esteem

But nevertheless, it’s here: the self-esteem. Each time you talk about yourself you talk about your self-esteem. Our self-esteem may be small like unfortunately in so many of us. It may be big which is admirable in our society . We simply don’t exist without self-esteem!

I’d like to wish: hopefully for you self-esteem isn’t mysterious but real!

17April2008

Esteem is no means to an end

Posted by Cecilia under: Economy.

You often hear that companies can increase their productivity if they show esteem toward their employees.

This thought is basically a good approach and employees would generally be glad about it. But: How do you feel when the esteem you receive is bound to expectations.

Esteem is only authentic esteem if it comes sincerely, no return service is expected and it radiates genuiness. It’s quite easy: we can’t use esteem as a means to an end.

2April2008

Homo honoris - the esteem human being

Posted by Cecilia under: Science.

esteem According to the newest finding in Spain we have fresh the oldest human being, homo antecessor. We know about homo sapiens who developed from homo antecessor.

The end of this chain is homo honoris, the esteem human being! Homo honoris is esteeming through his whole existence. With this existential basic setting toward esteem homo honoris is able to change his life sphere accordingly.

To live with esteem means: holistic fullfilled individual life, roundly successful social life as well as respect and esteem towards all people and the whole nature. It’s only a question of time when homo honoris emerges definitively out of homo sapiens

22March2008

Hurray! I have received an esteem!

Posted by Cecilia under: Attitude.

All right. May I ask for what we receive esteem?

If we do what another person wants of us. Or if we are rich. Or if we have an important profession. Or if we are intelligent. Or … The enumeration is endless. Each of us can enumerate something as experienced in life.

In Sikantis it reads as follows: Hurray! I receive esteem. Not only one. Not only for an action. And not only once in a while. The people in Sikantis receive always esteem for themselves as person and for their talents, whatever these are.

Yes, in Sikantis the people can cheer permanently.

10March2008

Hoarding for esteem

Posted by Cecilia under: Economy.

Just imagine, starting 2009 everything will be for free like in the society of esteem Sikantis! esteem

What will happen? Most people experience a regular collecting obsession. They hoard to a fare-thee-well. No question! But after that? The people overflow with superfluous things. Superfluous are all those things which we have only for one purpose: to receive esteem with their possession.

In the society of esteem we receive esteem without having to own something for it.

Hoarding for esteem? Not in Sikantis!

18February2008