Read this commencement speech by Atul Gawande on Curiosity , Empathy and Equality for All to medical students of UCLA Medical School. This article resonated a lot with me and left an impression on me. I hope you get inspired as much to change the world around you , one human at a time.
Think about the values that you are inculcating in Life ?
How do you develop values ?
How do you identify what values are important to you ?
What kind of world do you want to live in ?
Is Empathy, Equality, Curiosity important to you ?
How will you design for empathy in your Life ?
What does Empathy mean to you ?
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/curiosity-and-the-prisoner/
Regarding people as having lives of equal worth means recognizing each as having a common core of humanity. Without being open to their humanity, it is impossible to provide good care to people—to insure, for instance, that you’ve given them enough anesthetic before doing a procedure. To see their humanity, you must put yourself in their shoes. That requires a willingness to ask people what it’s like in those shoes. It requires curiosity about others and the world beyond your boarding zone.
Graduates, you have studied for thousands of hours on end. You will be licensed to make diagnoses and prescribe an armament of drugs and procedures. Most of all, you will be given trust to see human beings at their most vulnerable and serve them. That trust is earned because of your values, your commitment to serving all as equals, and your openness to people’s humanity. The renewal of these values is why we’re all so grateful to be here—and so grateful that you will carry those values on, beyond us.
Think about the values that you are inculcating in Life ?
How do you develop values ?
How do you identify what values are important to you ?
What kind of world do you want to live in ?
Is Empathy, Equality, Curiosity important to you ?
How will you design for empathy in your Life ?
What does Empathy mean to you ?
https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/curiosity-and-the-prisoner/
Regarding people as having lives of equal worth means recognizing each as having a common core of humanity. Without being open to their humanity, it is impossible to provide good care to people—to insure, for instance, that you’ve given them enough anesthetic before doing a procedure. To see their humanity, you must put yourself in their shoes. That requires a willingness to ask people what it’s like in those shoes. It requires curiosity about others and the world beyond your boarding zone.
Graduates, you have studied for thousands of hours on end. You will be licensed to make diagnoses and prescribe an armament of drugs and procedures. Most of all, you will be given trust to see human beings at their most vulnerable and serve them. That trust is earned because of your values, your commitment to serving all as equals, and your openness to people’s humanity. The renewal of these values is why we’re all so grateful to be here—and so grateful that you will carry those values on, beyond us.
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