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<p>Topic: A better understand of other people contributes to the development of moral virtues. We shall be both kinder and fairer in our treatment of others if we understand them better. Understanding ourselves and understanding others are connected, since as human beings we all have things in common. Do we need other people in order to understand ourselves?</p>
<p>Other people can always serve as great sources for us to realize and to introspect our weaknesses, since as human beings we all somehow overlook our weaknesses. In other words, we all need other people to see ourselves better. Moreover, we will be able to treat others nicer because better understanding of ourselves can develop our moral virtues like sympathy. Throughout society and in life, the evidence to support my viewpoint is pervasive. </p>
<p>Lets consider Helen Kellers example. Without the help of Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller could not explore her potential and became one of the most well-known figures in the world. Helen Keller was an American author, political activist and lecturer even though she was blind and deaf. Illness took away her ability of talking and hearing; it was regarded as a mission impossible for her to be as capable as normal people. Not out of surprise, her rages became worse and worse, as she got older and older. She would have become a pessimist without Anne Sullivans patience and help. Anne Sullivan wrote the same word hundreds of times to help Helen Keller to recognize the word. In Sullivans hard guidance, Helen Keller gradually broke through the isolation imposed by a near complete lack of language and became gentler to others. Anne Sullivans kindness made Helen Keller an optimist, stimulated her to pursuit further education and eventually became one of the most influential celebrities at that time. All these achievements made by Helen Keller would not be accomplished without Anne Sullivan. We may have the potential but we also need other people to enlighten and guide us because its crucial to have the right direction and attitude.</p>
<p>Similar to Helen Keller, Jack Welch, the former Chairman and CEO of General Electric, succeeded in changing the bureaucracy and applying new strategy within GE with encouragement of his former executive. Welch worked in GE as a normal engineer and unsatisfied with the small raise he was offered after his first year, as well as the strict bureaucracy within GE. Welch almost left GE but convinced by his executive after eight hours of ingenuous talking. Welchs executive let him realize that situation could be changed if Welch presented his viewpoints to others and applied new strategies in his work. Even though Welch was talented, he would not have such big accomplishment without encouragement and affirmation of his executive. His executive served as an invaluable source to Welchs success.</p>
<p>Clearly, the examples above show that other peoples opinions and help are crucial to our success. Other peoples perspectives are like mirrors, which can truly reflect our weaknesses while helping us discover our strengthens and utilize them as our advantages to become better and stronger in the future.</p>