Erickson G. Ollodo March 4, 2008
BS-IM O0A Mr. Paul Pajo
IT-ETHIC
“Winners never cheat”
By: Jon M. Huntsman
Chapter 8: Graciousness is next to Godliness: Treat competitors, colleagues, employees, and customers with respect.
“Each of us has a stake in the accomplishments and failures of those around us; each of us holds an interest in the deeds of others.”
Your stake in the accomplishments and failures of others is that you learn from others before you make the same mistakes. And our interest in the deeds of others is so that we can surmise what we are becoming, be it good or bad, and make changes.
Chapter 9: Your name is on the door: Operate businesses and organizations as if they’re family owned.
“It makes no difference where one lives. Everyone wants to feel noticed, respected, and valued.”
Not everybody wants to be noticed, respected and valued though. Some people are actually stuck in the exact opposite and are considered sadomasochists, freaks, or codependent.
These also apply to young children who want always to be the center of attention. They cry if they feel not valued, noticed, and respected. They act like spoiled brat when things don’t go right to what they expected to be. It’s an inbuilt human thingy that compels us to have a self-centered egocentrism. An egocentric person has no theory of mind, cannot "put himself in other people's shoes," and believes everyone sees what he sees (or that what he sees in some way exceeds what others see.)
It appears that this is shown mostly in younger children. They are unable to separate their own beliefs, thoughts and ideas from others. For example, if a child sees that there is candy in a box, he assumes that someone else walking into the room also knows that there is candy in that box. He reasons that "since I know it, you should too". As stated previously this may be rooted in the limitations in the child's theory of mind skills. However, it does not mean that children are unable to put their selves in someone else's shoes. As far as feelings are concerned, it is shown that children exhibit empathy early on and are able to cooperate with others and be aware of their needs and wants.
(According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egocentrism)
Chapter 10: The obligation to give back: Nobody is completely self-made; return the favors and good fortune.
“True giving is doing something for somebody who can never repay you”
Similar to the quote “Helping Hands is better Than Praying Lips.”, even though when you do something for people, and they can’t do something back for you, it’s a good thing it feels good or when you do something for people its okay that they can’t repay you because it’s a good thing. It is also means that giving someone something or doing something for someone who can't give or do something in return, is 'true' giving. You're doing it for the right reasons, not because you know you'll get something in return! Very true!
I can also say, "I love to do random acts of kindness" and you do get repaid by the feeling you get by doing this.
It means also that it is noble of the person who helps others that cannot repay because that person did it for the true meaning of helping and not for the chance of being repaid. I would rather it be like that because, while some recipients may not appreciate it, some would be inclined to do the same for somebody else.
A true deed goes unnoticed.