for me, there are 3 types of problems - your own problem, someone else's problem, the society/community's problem.
the First kind is... needless to mention, just problems that I perceive I have.
It can be overcome by "re-sizing" the problem. - when you look at myself in a third person view, and zoom out - basically I view myself as a part of a gazillion life on earth, and furthermore zoom out to the universe, what does a problem in me look now? Nothing. mere dust. - does it matter so much? Not really. I start to thank the fact that I am alive in the mercy of everything that is around me - the universe, basically. (sounds kind of far-fetched? Precisely my point!)
the Second kind is the problems the people I see, have. it is important to me - because my career depends on how I address other people's problems.
A method I use is to zoom into the problem - think of every repercussion that problem may produce, and think of everything the problem might have stemmed from, and how it might be affecting the person emotionally. it takes a lot of imagination to do this - and it shouldn't be from my own perspective, too - it should ideally be from their perspective. Its like looking at things from their eyes, feeling the pain they feel, BUT thinking with a different mind.
the Third kind is what everyone should strive to look at, to make the world a better place. I haven't got a clue how to make things right, but I think it all starts with observation. there are always problems with the system - we always need to keep them in mind, so someday, we may be able to improve just a little of it, bit by bit.
A method I use is to zoom into the problem - think of every repercussion that problem may produce, and think of everything the problem might have stemmed from, and how it might be affecting the person emotionally. it takes a lot of imagination to do this - and it shouldn't be from my own perspective, too - it should ideally be from their perspective. Its like looking at things from their eyes, feeling the pain they feel, BUT thinking with a different mind.
the Third kind is what everyone should strive to look at, to make the world a better place. I haven't got a clue how to make things right, but I think it all starts with observation. there are always problems with the system - we always need to keep them in mind, so someday, we may be able to improve just a little of it, bit by bit.