Recording AHA Moments during the speed reading process of "The Courage to Be Disliked: The Philosophy Class of Adler, the Father of Self-Enlightenment"
Adler's philosophy:
Self-acceptance - Trust in others - Community consciousness
Among these three points, I think "community consciousness" is the most inspiring. It wasn't until almost the end of the book that I understood why the title used the word "courage," because if one can truly understand the concept of "community," they naturally won't care about the opinions of others and can generate the freedom of "courage."
The so-called "community consciousness" is to view human society as a large community, where everyone lives within this large community.
People pursue the recognition of others, the recognition of society, but in fact, they are trapped in the value system of others and have not transcended to the level of the entire community to look at the problem.
For example:
Students seeking the recognition of teachers in school are actually trapped in the system of the school. In the school, the relationship between students and teachers is a vertical relationship, where teachers have more power and seemingly higher status.
This makes students lack the courage to say "no" when facing unreasonable demands and crossing boundaries from teachers. However, if they transcend the school system and enter the larger human community, there is no difference between students and teachers. They both exist in this society, playing their respective roles and having their own division of labor. Therefore, from the perspective of the social community, the relationship between students and teachers is a horizontal and equal relationship, rather than a vertical one.
Therefore, if we look at the problem from the perspective of "community consciousness," when facing unreasonable requests, we have the courage to say NO, to refuse.
So, after possessing "community consciousness," how can people achieve freedom, that is, gain recognition for themselves?
By doing meaningful things for the community.
When individuals realize that their work can bring value to the larger social community, they gain recognition for themselves. This recognition is not dependent on anyone's values, and naturally, they gain "the courage to be disliked."