Admiration, this almost irresistible force that makes us feel special consideration for something or someone we sometimes don’t even know. When we admire a person, we feel a mixture of attraction and devotion. Admiration leads to bewilderment, recognition of qualities that may even extend.
This feeling will not always be directed in the same direction, that is, it is not the same to admire a teacher, for example, and a movie star, some see admiration as a kind of secret envy, a spontaneous attempt to seek a reflection within us of what we love about these other people.
- As mentioned above.
- It is not always admired in the same way.
- When we have admiration for someone we know and it is part of our lives.
- That feeling can be an act of recognition for the support they give us or what they have taught us.
- For example in the case of a teacher.
- Friend or family member.
- This person can also be fascinated.
- Because he loves his temperament.
- His personality.
- His thoughts.
- His way of seeing life.
- How to face the everyday or his physique.
- Appearance.
We can feel admiration for the people who practice our profession and see them as an example to us; a model that leads us to learn from it; in this sense, admiration becomes a recognition in this person of the qualities or virtues that are precious to us; this individual becomes a reference, a model that encourages us to strive to be better.
When we project this feeling into someone we don’t know, we tend to attribute to it a series of qualities that don’t always correspond to reality and sometimes even amplify them, in this sense you can admire a movie star for its popularity or for the life we imagine it leads. Some people also think that being in love brings doses of admiration for the other person.
There are people who awaken this feeling for the values they represent and that we recognize as positive. For example, Ghandi or Nelson Mandela are examples of how, through struggle and perseverance, they achieved peaceful change in the world.
The mystery surrounding nature can also cause us perplexity. A sunset, an astronomical phenomenon or a beautiful landscape can stimulate our senses and awaken our amazement. Aristotle once said that philosophy was born of admiration; the fact that man has realized that reality makes sense and rationality.
However, there are those who argue that the best admiration you can feel is admiration for yourself.