Most of us are oblivious to the fact that the reality we’re experiencing is not necessarily shared by others. We all look at the world and interpret what is happening around us through our own lens, which is informed by our frame of reference, our background and preferences. Being able to recognise that there are other realities based on the lenses that others are looking through is not an easy task. Being able to look through the lenses of others and understand their realities is a skill. Leaders must have the ability to look through different lenses in order to make real informed decisions and fully comprehend the impact of their decisions.
Outsourced morality
6th July 2022
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It is incumbent on each of us to constantly evaluate whether our moral compass is still pointing to our true north. We need to continually ask ourselves whether our actions are informed by our own beliefs that we carefully considered, before we concluded that they are fit to be used in our moral compass. How certain are we that we are not just believing what we are because those around us believe it? Or, that we are believing what we are because those who we have crowned with a halo believe it? Applying one’s own mind is paramount if we were to avoid the temptation of outsourcing our morality to others.
