The
power of perspective has brought significant changes to human life throughout
history. It is obvious that having a broader perspective is indispensable for
people and numerous developments or inventions happened/ took place thanks to
the power of a broader perspective. There is one proverb about this issue: ‘’
what we see depends on what we look for’’. It is an undeniable fact that the viewpoints
of people shape their thoughts, decisions, actions, and ultimately their
feeling of success. There are a lot of advantages of having a broader
perspective.
In the
first place, a broader perspective increases tolerance and understanding. It is
clear that people who have a broader perspective refrain from making ignorant
assumptions that can be destructive, so the perspective contributes to
increasing tolerance. Similarly, one of the greatest benefits of travel is
broadening of people’s perspective. Spending time in another culture gives a
chance to find an alternative way of living to live well, that is to say, the
perspective increases understanding.
Likewise, when it comes to business
relations and relationships, a broader perspective strengthen business
relations and relationships. In order to have a successful business, sellers
need to know what customers need and what they are looking for. Therefore,
sellers have to think and see life from their customer’s perspective. A broader
perspective strengthens business relations by providing with seeing from the customer’s
perspective. In addition, people who have a broader perspective refrain from
entering into a potentially contentious situation and find a middle ground, so
having a broader perspective helps people to strengthen relationships.
In the
second place, people having a broader perspective are the best candidates to hire and the better
problem-solvers because they are not
subject to unnecessary stress and
stereotypes. Increasingly in the global economy, being aware of many different
cultures has become important, in other words, to put it differently, having a
broader perspective has become important. So, a person who has a broader
perspective becomes the best candidate to hire. At the same time, a broader
perspective provides a person with a skill to solve myriad problems or
conundrums by analytical thinking, that is, people become better problem-solvers. Besides, people may
become a bit stressed because of uncontrollable events, a broader perspective
can ease this angst, similarly, stereotypes are incorrect, oversimplified and
fixed. Each of us, as individuals, is always evolving, growing and changing.
Having a broader perspective contributes to the elimination of stereotypes of
this kind.
All
that has been said raises the issue of
whether having a broader perspective is favorable or unfavorable. It is obvious
that there are lots of advantages of having a broader perspective. Increasing
tolerance and understanding, strengthening business relations and relationships,
becoming the best candidate to hire and a better problem-solver by eliminating
unnecessary stress and stereotypes can be listed as the advantages of having a
broader perspective. It should not be forgotten that having a broader perspective
is indispensable for people who have global aims and targets.
