Why Is It Important To Use Perspective

Everyone has heard the phrase, “There are children starving in Africa.” This saying is used to give the greedy or wasteful recipient some perspective. Perspective is the true understanding of the relative importance of things; a sense of proportion, according to Google. Perspective is a very underrated skill (MST). Being able to use perspective can help in a variety of situations, from social conflict, to self-pity, to world wars is a very useful skill. Not only is it humbling, it can also be used as a tool for being empathetic. When a person is in a troubling circumstance, revealing the importance of the situation relative to their whole life makes the situation easier to cope with. This skill is important to me because (why) when I’m having anxiety, the most comforting thing is for me to think that it is only a small portion of my life and it will be over or better soon. I think of perspective as my best skill because I use the skill all the time when dealing with others. So, it has not only been used for my personal dilemmas, but I’ve also adapted it to be used in a social conflict situation or someone else's troubles.
My father is the most mellow, laid-back person I know, and he always reminds me to use perspective (compound). My dad, like a mentor (how), helped me develop this skill and many other.. I never really took it to heart when he would say, “Look at the bigger picture.” But as I went through my adolescence the use of perspective has been so helpful in my own personal troubles. My own realization of perspective helped me understand what my father meant when he would talk to me about relaxing and that further developed my skill. Before (when) I was able to use perspective as a skill, I needed to understand how to use it in a positive