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How do we know when to have hope?

One of the hardest skills to develop is the ability to see the world from different perspectives. This skill is especially difficult during crises like the Coronavirus where all around us we see despair, social dislocation and loneliness. Everything tells us to lose hope. It is during these hard times, however, that we have fresh opportunities to see differently in ways that can improve our mental health.

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How do we know when we should intervene to solve problems?

For most of us, when we see a problem, we try to solve it. The father of medicine, Hippocrates, suggests we hesitate. Some problems fix themselves and the best remedy is to leave them alone.

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How do we know when we should put others ahead of ourselves?

Everybody wants to get ahead. No one wants to be left behind. Dr. Seuss reminds us that there is so much to find when we don't fall behind. Let's just hope that we don't get too ambitious and forget about our responsibility to others.

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Should we have the freedom to disobey rules?

Some people think that freedom gets in the way, that we should all conform because that's what rules are for. Ask Henry David Thoreau and you'll get a very different response to this question. Disobeying is exactly what we should be doing. That's what freedom is. Which argument wins out when it comes to wearing masks in a pandemic?

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Should we avoid bad people?

Kids are in the midst of making so many ethical choices about the types of people they should be hanging out with. There is peer pressure to spend time with friends who may make questionable life choices but whose approval is important for a child’s self-esteem. Friendship advice from parents, coaches and other authority figures often go unheard because they conflict with what kids believe inside. Decisions on which company to keep are never easy but they are integral to the healthy moral development of human beings.

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Is doing the right thing the best way to influence others?

There are people in power, and there are people who want to do right. These two people are not always the same. Lincoln claims that doing what's right is what gives us power, but what happens when there is a rule or a law we have to follow that we think is unfair?

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What does it take to succeed?

Going through hard times is something most everybody has to do. Some people face hardship and turn away. They become discouraged and think that success is unattainable. Others see hardship as an opportunity for self-motivation, goal-setting and a fresh re-evaluation of values. Students must determine whether to see hardship as a barrier or an opportunity, and accept the consequences underlying the choices they make.

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What is the best way to find happiness?

Happiness is one those concepts that students talk and think about a lot, but rarely define. They are encouraged to motivate themselves to set goals to achieve happiness but the path is never laid out with any clarity. Reflecting on what happiness actually is can help students become more self-aware of what they value in life.

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Do we have control of our future?

Students are fed the consistent message that they can achieve anything in life if they work hard at it. They are in control of their future. Students are also aware that much of their future is out of their control. No matter how hard they try, they will never achieve certain things. These two forces, the internal force of their own desires and the external force of the world acting upon them, conspire to shape their life experiences.

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When is the right time to put your own needs above others?

Students must make decisions in life about how to treat themselves and others. There is a tension in deciding whose needs should assume greater importance. Sometimes the selfish instinct takes over and there is a laser-like focus on individual needs. Other times, the selfless attitude leads the way. Making wise and balanced decisions about when to serve the self or other people is an important component to living a good life.

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