Saturday, June 2, 2012

Journal 55: Public Interest


I think the public interest this quote is talking about is to seek materialistic success. The majority of college graduates these days tend to find jobs and careers based on how high is the salary or wage paid. Little of them ever think of their rue interests and specialty in which certain field. I do not think it is their fault that they think this way, but rather it is our society that changes them. The society today values economic ability and success more. It is as if our success is based wholly on how much money we make but not on how much self-actualization we really achieved. Many people then feel they have no passion for what they are doing, whether doing a research in a lb or typing in an office. Many people also start to lose the most basic human nature of sympathy for other people or the zeal to help out others. Due to the change of society, it seems that finding a job is easier for people who have better relationships with employers or friends who can get to the employer. Even though they have better skills for work, they sometimes couldn’t get recognized by employers because they have no portal for the employers to meet them. I think the quote is saying that only by restoring these righteous basic principles can we achieve the true meaning of a democratic society.

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