A fulfillment for All

I find the concept of achieving one’s goals by helping others to achieve their own to be very interesting. This idea can be easily applied to many areas, and is seen in a lot of situations. In class, this was illustrated by the example of a mother assisting her son with achieving his academic goals. By doing this, the mother is fulfilling her goal to assist her son with reaching his full potential. Because of this, two goals will be achieved once the son completes his schooling. If the human race applied this concept into their everyday doings, our world would probably have least problems today. This is simply because it could greatly benefit our environment.

If more people tailored their goals to suit the desires of other organisms, our planet would reap many benefits. If we expect to solve our global problems swifter, then such steps are necessary. Even though many people have employed this concept throughout their work (e.g., environmental activists), these actions are much more profound when everyone does them. For example, if three adolescents decided to help out our society by cleaning a local park, they would leave a greater impact by gaining the support of their community. By doing so, they could possibly recruit more people to assist them with their efforts, complete their task quicker, and possibly prevent such conditions from reoccurring by raising awareness on the issue. Finally, their actions would greatly benefit the park’s ecosystem since it would revitalize it. This example illustrates that how many pressing issues can be tackled simply by working together. As any advocate will tell you, we can achieve personal satisfaction without focusing solely on our own needs.