The Sociological Imagination: Quality Of Mind

In the society that we live in, we sometimes have a hard time understanding our personal lives and why things happen. We live in a shared world amongst each other, yet have our own personal worlds that nobody else understands. We may face some personal troubles or even issues at a public level. When we fully comprehend the “the sociological imagination” we develop a “quality of mind” and a new understanding. This “quality of mind” can be very beneficial to us. If we take our personal life and set it aside, we can take a leap into the real world around us that is shared by everyone. We are given an opportunity to see things from a wide perspective instead of our usual egocentric thought process. We can become familiar with the public issues and eventually apply them to our personal troubles. …show more content…
I have already scheduled a trip home to see my family, and take part in my three little sisters lives. Today as I read the news, and learn that there is a larger issue at hand. As many people are fleeing Syria to other countries throughout Europe, I take myself out of the egocentric state of mind and I begin to think. It is a sad realization that many of these people may never return to their homes. It then brings me back to my personal issue that it is not that large, and I at least get to go back to my home.
Once we see a larger picture, it sometimes makes us understand that some of our personal issues are not that large at all. It can better us and help us realize there are bigger problems in the