Why the World Needs Emotional Intelligence
Everyday, we witness the lack of Emotional Intelligence virtually every where. Too many of our government leaders show a lack of empathy for the constituents they serve. Do they not know the meaning of servant hood? Everyday too many lives are loss to drugs and alcohol. Do the users not know the value of a life? Everyday, too many lives are loss at the hands on another, is there no value to life anymore? Almost daily we hear about incidents of mass murders due to hate or terrorism, and it appears this trend to be on the rise
Stress, tension, anxiety and depression seem to be at an all time high, which is probably why, everyday too many youths, teens, youth adults, middle age adults, adults and even seniors take their own lives believing that, to be the only way out of what they may feel to be insurmountable circumstances. Do they not understand that from the dark valleys of our lives come the possibility to rise above almost anything?
Everyday, people are impacted by various misfortunes and gloomy diagnosis of people they love. Everyday, people lose loved ones. I believe most don’t know how to process and manage what they feel as result of hearing such disturbing news.
Everyday, many of our youth experience bullying in person or on social media. They don’t know how to respond or deal with their agony. Many of all ages lack a healthy self-esteem. Everyday, many are forced to make major decisions of all kinds while facing unpleasant circumstances or while being in an emotionally bad place.
Managing our feelings and emotions is something most have had little to no training and have virtually no skill in, yet life goes on. Many, like myself for many years, seeking relief from things that deeply troubled me, become vulnerable to various forms of self-medication. I have found from both experience and observation of others over my decades of life, self-medication is not limited to drugs and alcohol. Unhealthful behavior can also be a form of self-medication. The end results of habitual unhealthy behavior is seldom, if at all favorable.
We are not taught much about relationships either, and just about everything we do involves others. Many have experienced challenges or misunderstanding in relationships. Relationships, especially close ones involve many feelings and emotions. Sudden endings of relationships can substantially disrupt many lives.
We live an fast paced age, where everyone is constantly on the go. For many multi-tasking is the way of life, jumping from one task to another. It’s my belief, that the end result of multitasking is a reduction of quality in tasks completed. High stress and tension are often involved in the equation. I base this belief on my experience over decades. I have found my best work comes when I am able to focus on fewer rather than many things and when I am in a good place emotionally. Emotional Intelligence helps people stay in a good emotional place.
The components of emotional Intelligence are self-awareness, self-management, empathy/social awareness and relationship management. Everyone needs Emotional Intelligence for survival in the 21st century. If everyone needs Emotional Intelligence, the world does! If and when the world’s people become better equipped to handle life and produce more effective results in solving many of the social issues that plague us, we’ll see an exponential improvement in the quality of life. This is why I truly believe, an emotionally intelligent world would be a better world.
