2017-07-06

0612 早  Valuing the differences Force field analysis All nature  is synergistic Application suggestions Words 1 minutia Everyone else is buried by the minutia, but I see the larger picture. 2 valedictorian At the end of the year, an abnormal eel that could swim exceedingly well and also could run, climb and fly a little had the highest average and was valedictorian. 3 burrowing The prairie dogs stayed out of school and fought the tax levy because the administration would not add digging and burrowing to the curriculum. 4 equilibrium Sociologist Kurt Lewin developed a" Force Field Analysis" model in which he described any current level of performance or being as a state of equilibrium between the driving forces that encourage upward movement and the resting forces that discourage it. 5 juxtaposition In juxtaposition, restraining forces are often negative, emotional, illogical, unconscious, and social/psychological. 6 enmeshed The people involved in it are enmeshed in each other's humanity and empowered by new , fresh thinking, by new creative alternatives and opportunities. 7 palpable The tension and mistrust were palpable. Sentences Valuing the differences is the essence of synergy---the mental, the emotional, the psychological differences between people. And the key to valuing those differences is to realize that all people see the world, not as it is, but as they are. 人人生而平等，可是因为种种因素，我们对同一件事也许有千差万别的看法。在实际与人社交时，一定要秉承君子和而不同的原则。真正做到感同身受，换位思考是很难的，但是我们可以做到尊重差异。 Is it logical that two people can disgree and that both can be right? It's not logical: it's psychological. And unless we value the differences in our perceptions, unless we value each other and give credence to the possibility that we're both right, that life is not always a dichotomous either/or, that there are almost always third alternatives, we will never be able to transcend the limits of that conditioning. 每个人都有自己生长的一个局限性，生活中很多事情也并非非黑即白。 Summary Having finished today's reading, I don't think I have totally understand the this part. I suppose I might just get to realize the essence of synergy---valuing differences. Sometimes, if you disgree with someone, don't simply agrue or confront with others. Giving yourself a chance to value differences and seek mutual understanding.