Are You Judging People by Their Name or Title? The 'True Evaluation Criteria' Taught by a Meiji-Era Merchant

I am Kumataro Yokoyama, a training instructor and sign language interpreter.

While utilizing AI, I provide information for seniors and introduce books and gadgets.

What was introduced in this news was a
very essential question.

It is,

“What should people be evaluated by?”

that is the question.

In the article, through the words of a figure from the Meiji era,
values that still apply to us today were depicted.

■ We tend to judge based on 'easy-to-understand things'

In modern times, when judging people, we tend to rely on

• names

• titles

• educational background

• affiliations

such 'easy-to-understand information'.

This is because it is the fastest and easiest way.

But does that really tell us a person's true value?

■ A society that only looks at 'whether or not someone is useful'

What was impressive in the article was

the idea that “a society where people can live even if they are not useful is better.”

(Diamond Online)

What about today?

• What can they do?

• How useful are they?

• What results have they achieved?

Are we not looking at people solely through these perspectives?

■ What you should really look at is the 'content'

The evaluation criteria shown by Meiji-era merchants are much simpler.

That is,

what kind of person they are

is what matters.

• What kind of thoughts do they have?

• What kind of attitude do they live with?

• What kind of choices do they make?

These aspects are the essence.

■ Titles are 'things that come later'

When you think about it carefully,

titles and achievements are 'results'.

However, before that, there are always

• actions

• thoughts

• Habit

exists.

In other words,

a person's value lies in the 'process,' not the 'result'

could also be said.

■ The same thing is happening in the world of sign language

This story applies directly to the world of sign language as well.

• Whether one has qualifications

• Whether one has interpreting experience

Of course, these are important.

However, what is truly important is

how one thinks and how one expresses oneself

.

■ Changing the axis of evaluation changes the world you see

If we were to

• look at the substance rather than the title

• look at the process rather than the result

what would happen if we held this perspective?

The world we see would change significantly.

• The way we view people changes

• Your perception of personal growth will change

• Understanding, not comparison, will emerge

■ Summary: How you view others shapes who you are

What this news teaches us is

something very simple.

It is that

how you view people determines how you live your life

.

■ Afterword

Names and titles are certainly easy to understand.

But it is a bit of a waste to judge solely by them.

That is because what is truly valuable

lies in the parts that are hard to see

.

And the same can be said

for you yourself.

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