Hi Teens:
Some of your most important beliefs are ‘global beliefs.’
Global beliefs are beliefs that have to do with the world, life, society and people in general.
You may have heard comments like, ‘I won’t do that – people won’t like it!’ or, ‘People are mean,’ or, ‘People can’t be trusted.’
Maybe the people making these comments just haven’t met any nice people, or are only paying attention to the ‘mean’ people?
How often have you heard people say things like, ‘The world is a bad place’?
That many people truly think that comes as no surprise. All you have to do is turn on the TV or radio and the news will tell you in detail about all the negative events in the world: robberies, fires, car crashes, war, etc. Rarely do we hear a positive message of what people are doing to help each other.
A common reaction to the news is to develop fear and mistrust for people and the world, because all you see and hear in the media is negativity.
Another generalization lots of folks make has to do with ‘life.’...