One thing I love about visiting the ‘old world’ places on earth is hearing from, and receiving care from generations past. You find it in cobblestone streets and castles, in old gardens and books, in antique tools, old cars and in buildings that were built slowly and meant to last for many future generations. There is a generosity in this kind of thinking that goes way beyond the consumerist urge. It is not instant, and it is not just for the now. It is more noble and it seeks to care for others – even others we may never meet.
What are ‘enduring qualities’ and what is ‘generational thinking’?
Can you think of any examples you’ve encountered?
NURTURE 
August 13th, 2018 at 12:46 pm
I think generational thinking is using the past to make your descisions or keeping things from the past
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August 13th, 2018 at 12:46 pm
Also an invention that inspired me is cars
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August 13th, 2018 at 12:49 pm
I like how the tiles look like they’ve been placed a long time ago, because in my opinion, the oldest things are the best things.
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August 13th, 2018 at 1:00 pm
I also find it a bit interesting how each tile shows a different shade even though they might be the same kind of material. Plus the image as a whole looks really cool.
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August 13th, 2018 at 12:54 pm
Enduring qualities are qualities, features or any other parts of a building or creation that is made to last. Like a castle, for example, has a cornerstone to help support the building, helping it last.
Generational thinking is like an idea or theme that sticks with a generation. Sometimes what they’ve grown up with, what they’ve experienced, something that influences their thinking. It’s with every generation, but rarely the same.
I have encountered some of these things when I visit old countries or places. PLaces that haven’t been as corrupted by the modern world. You can see generation thinking especially in artworks. Artworks from the 15-16th century have a lot to do with the gospel and the Bible. Things like Evangelism. That’s just one of the examples, too. There’s themes of generational thinking everywhere.
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August 13th, 2018 at 12:55 pm
Trinity
Enduring qualities and Generational thinking is thinking that the piece of art, craft, or a letter that you have in your hands, that you’re writing, drawing, is going to going to go beyond you. Like a legacy. If you’ve ever seen a traditional Korean inlaid laquer box, it’s beautiful. It’s a dying craft, but it’s also one of the mos beautiful things. A cheap, factory made box, won’t last for long. About ten years, before the fake, cheap laquer deteriorates, the flimsy wood breaks, the lustre from the mother of pearl dull.
But then their are those, those that are meant to be family heirlooms, with real traditional laquer, and quality wood. Designs that aren’t just a template, but real art, something one of a kind. But that’s the thing. It’s a dying craft because of the hours it takes to inlay it all by hand. It’s not worth it if you can just sell hundreds of the cheap boxes and get a high profit. And yet, their will always be those pieces, that have culture, effort, and care put into one piece. So that in a hundred years, it’s gonna last, and even in about a thousand, it might just be standing tall on a pedestal in a museum. That’s what generational thinking is. Not for the time being, but for eternity.
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August 13th, 2018 at 12:58 pm
generational thinking is thinking about the next generations and being able to make things lasts for generations and generations.
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August 13th, 2018 at 12:59 pm
Generational thinking is about thinking about the next generations and being able to make things sustain for a long period of time.
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August 13th, 2018 at 12:59 pm
Caitlyn
Enduring qualities are things made with the idea and wanting for things to last and to benefit the next and next and next generation. For example I went to this castle in Amsterdam when I first saw it all I thought was “Wow.” It was sturdy, old, and beautiful. It is probably one of my favorite structure in the world. When you see something that is old you think of the effort put into it. Back then they did not have cranes they used their strength to carry soled stone.
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August 13th, 2018 at 1:00 pm
‘Enduring qualities’ and ‘Generation thinking’ means that the structure, or a piece of art can endure long enough to the influence next generation for good.
For example, ‘Mona Lisa’ by Leonardo Da Vinci has lasted over 515 years and this is one of the most famous painting in the world, and has influenced a lot of the artist.
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August 13th, 2018 at 1:02 pm
What are ‘enduring qualities’ and what is ‘generational thinking’?
Enduring qualities are those things or structures that last long like when i went to Italy, Volterra which had this amazing castle I believe that it was build somewhere in year 1800. If I was there when it was just build and compare it now it’s pretty much the same, just new stores in the castle but when you’re there you can feel and touch the stones that the people used while they were building it.
Generational thinking is when from now (my generation) and 10 generation later if I build something would they be able to think like “how did she make this” “those stones”. When you create a structure don’t make things that doesn’t last very long, make something that last long and that has a meaning like castle. “What were they made for?”
Can you think of any examples you’ve encountered?
Castle in europe when you enter any castle anywhere around the world the first thing I notice is the big rocks. Like I ask myself how is it possible for people to carry these rocks without breaking a bone? I guess they did it out of consideration like many people in the future wants to see these structures. So I guess they worked hard to get these structure perfect and make them last.
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August 13th, 2018 at 1:03 pm
Grace Phisanuwongrak:
My mother is a person who likes to keep antiques. At home, there’s a rather large, not very tall cupboard full of antiques. I think that the cupboard itself might be antique. As it stands, my sister and I aren’t allowed to touch the cupboard; the cupboard is locked, and I only see the antiques through the glass panels in the cupboard doors. Through the glass I can see porcelain teacups lined with gold and intricately decorated with flowers, jade colored bowls and pots gracefully crafted and curving. In our apartment in Bangkok, there’s a narrower, taller closet that I think is antique too. There’s a mirror on one of the doors, like the other cupboard in Singapore; the other two doors have glass windows. The handles are white and have a swirled sort of pattern on them, decorated with a little gold paint. Inside the closet, one of my favorite things inside there is a perfume bottle. Not a modern kind of spray bottle; but a more… medieval (Victorian?) kind of perfume bottle. The one with the little cushion which you squeeze to get it to spray. It’s decorated a little bit like the teacup I mentioned earlier; flowers and gold against pure white porcelain. There’s also antique furniture outside of cupboards which I can sit on here in Singapore; a set of tables and chairs made of wood with backs and faces made of marble. There’s also a lot of other antiques that I don’t know about that are hiding away behind doors and locks, likely.
One antique that I quite liked though was my old baby crib. We didn’t buy it from a store or IKEA or whatever… it was actually my grandad who crafted it by hand, carving the wood and smoothing it all down and assembling it. I used that crib, and then my little sister used it; I never once realized that it wasn’t store bought until my father told me outright. It was beautifully crafted; not specifically decorated or anything, but fully functional and graceful in it’s own way. Now, since my sister and I are all grown up, that crib has been shipped off to an orphanage in Thailand to be used by other kids who aren’t as fortunate as we are. From the time that I used it to the time that it sat in the storage room at home, just gathering dust to the time when it was about to be shipped off, it didn’t degrade. It didn’t break; it looked the same as always. I realize now that it was a really well made crib. My grandad made sure that it would endure the test of time and I’m sure that it has and it will continue to. Unlike other things at home, which are store bought and fade quickly, there’s still several things I’d like to call artifacts sitting at home, in mint condition, lasting.
The antiques I talked about are still lasting today. I don’t know specifically how old they are (I have an inkling of a thought that if I were to sell them all I’d end up with a fortune right now) but they’re still looking as good as I remember when I was young. They were meant to last. I look at these antiques through the window from time to time, and they’re just saying “Hey! We’re still here! Waiting for you.” Each item is a testament to the care and crafting that went into building them. The perfume bottle, the teacup, the crib; each item is more intricately and carefully designed, cut, and decorated than the things that I’ve seen today. I don’t know what the artists were thinking when they made them, but hey. Who knows? Maybe they were thinking that one day, their work would reach some stranger who’d appreciate it as much as they do.
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August 13th, 2018 at 1:04 pm
Enduring quality means a quality that last for a long time, like antique things and other furnitures which are made in a long time ago. ‘Generational thinking’ is that the thoughts about somethings is told to next generations.
I encounter those enduring furniture when I visit Korea folk village. everything were so old even house, was made of tree, and most of the people who visit there, wore Korea’s traditional clothes. Even i was born in 21 century, I could feel what our ancestors’ feeling, and how they were hard and tired when there was an ordeal in Korea. I realize that our thoughts of the society and life is almost same as our ancestor. It was a really special time to me.
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August 13th, 2018 at 3:10 pm
I remember being in one street, but seeing two different “generations.” Before entering the street, I look up and “admire” the skyscraper. I can see it glimmering under the sun. As I walk in the the street, I see more buildings that’s like the first one. I continue to walk, and start seeing old buildings. There’s a strong contrast. I look down, staring at the cracks in the walkway. The ground looks old, the cracks look tiny. Even with all these cracks, the walkway is still stable.
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August 14th, 2018 at 12:52 pm
What are ‘enduring qualities’ and what is ‘generational thinking’?
enduring qualities are things that help a maybe toy or building last. like for buildings they have cement or bricks being used to hold the wall. for toys they have stands and showcases to put them in.
generational thinking is like things that were popular in one generation but are forgotten by the next. like how they used radios with antennas. here we have phones and bluetooth.
Can you think of any examples you’ve encountered?
my mom has this cookbook her grandmother made her filled with family recipes. that she put in and that my grandmother put in and that my mom put in. soon my mom said she might give me the cook book when i am older.
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August 14th, 2018 at 12:53 pm
this is samreetha
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August 14th, 2018 at 12:54 pm
Enduring qualities are things that are made to last a long time. They’re made so others can enjoy it too. Generational thinking is what you think from generation to generation. Generational thinking helps build enduring qualities from time to time.
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August 14th, 2018 at 12:58 pm
The enduring qualities are called the features that make things from past generation to be worth valuable even for this generation. This is something like the fact with the famous paintings that were made in past generation or is made with precious elements. It’s most broad when it comes to art pieces. The generational thinking is the consideration for what to leave behind for future generations. For example, in many museums they not only keep the art pieces but also the things that were used in the past. My experience for this is first when I was in second grade, I discovered an old coin at my grandpa’s house and he told me that it’s worth it. Second, is when my grandma showed the paintings she did in her young age and showed old paintings.
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August 14th, 2018 at 1:04 pm
I think there are definitely ‘generational thinking’. If we think our next generation and don’t ruin our world, I think earth can be more happier and better planet to live. people from past give us house to live and food to eat, but they ruined the earth by killing animals and chopping trees.
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August 14th, 2018 at 1:05 pm
This summer break, I was in Japan, and I went to Tokyo,Kyoto, and Osaka.When I went to Tokyo, we went on the tour to the imperial palace. I also went to Kyoto and saw a tall tower.I found it interesting that the tower had actually been covered with a black cloth, and didn’t get bombed in WW2. When I went to Osaka, I saw a castle I don’t remember,In the imperial palace, I got to see that there was no AC, but windows, which cool air came in. It was really cool to see all those Castles. They were all unique and complicated
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August 14th, 2018 at 1:06 pm
What are ‘enduring qualities’ and what is ‘generational thinking’?
Enduring qualities are qualities that are able to be remembered from generation to generation. Just like your family passing down this item that you gave your own son/daughter and your son/daughter gave it to their kid.
Generational thinking is thinking what the next generation would want, or if the next generation will think that this thing from my grandpa or great great grandpa or smth was special at his time, and is still special until now.
Can you think of any examples you’ve encountered?
Well my dad just came home one day.(Really long time ago) He just told me heres a show your grandpa wants you to keep so I think that’s an example I have encountered.
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August 14th, 2018 at 1:13 pm
Marcello
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August 14th, 2018 at 1:06 pm
Enduring qualities are exactly what it says. A quality that endures to the end of time. Generational qualities are that, but instead passed down from generation to generation, throughout thousands of years to come. Things like Bibles, charms, and dresses or clothes could be passed down. I think that some of the current things that will become generational thinking will be like ideas, types of thinking, and things along the idea of that.
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August 14th, 2018 at 1:12 pm
-Aiden
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August 14th, 2018 at 1:07 pm
There are many ancient things in this world, ancient painting, ancient pyramids, and more much more. Historical things are all from the past. Either 100 years ago or 1000 years ago. I think that these are all enduring qualities. Not only these can be enduring qualities but I think that small things past down from generation from generation could be enduring qualities as well. But what is generational thinking? I think this means that we think like the past generation, studying about the past generation and maybe thinking about it, reviewing it. I also think that this could not only be the past but also the future generation, we could think about it and maybe even try to create and prepare for the next generation.
A few days ago in the weekend my father got a pen present from one of his friend. When we went to crave his name at the shop I said “Dad when I grow up can you buy me one of these pens?”. My father replied to me that him passing this pen down and me passing it down again is more meaningful. A few days ago I thought that this is nonsense and told him that I would prefer a new one. And now a few days later right now, I am learning about generational thinking and about this and I think that it would be more meaningful to pass the pen down through generations.
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August 14th, 2018 at 1:07 pm
Enduring qualities are things that are built to last. Things like antiques and paintings and castles.
Examples I can think of are things like inventions we still use today. For example the camera was invented in 1685 by Johann Zahn. Cameras are still being used even today many many year later.
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August 14th, 2018 at 1:15 pm
Enduring qualities are things that are interest for a long time. Generational thinking is thinking from time to time ( generation to generation). When my mother was in elementary school she likes to play marbles, but I like to play cell phone not playing marbles.
-Sunwoo Yang
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August 14th, 2018 at 6:06 pm
Right now you might be thinking, “What is generational thinking?” Well, think about what you use in everyday life. A light bulb is one example of generational thinking. People back then had to use candles to create light. Some people thought, “There must be some other way to create light,” and began on a great idea that impacted our life today. That great idea was the idea to make a light bulb by using electricity. Think about how life would be today without light bulbs! One idea 100 years ago, impacted our life today. Sometimes, though, new ideas don’t last long. They come, and go. One time, people are so into this, and now they’re not. But we need light bulbs. What are we going to do without light bulbs? The invention of light bulbs has enduring quality because light bulbs are something we really need and use everyday.
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August 15th, 2018 at 7:01 pm
An enduring quality is something that lasts long so that in the future you can still look for it. A generational thinking is some cultural things that you get from others, mostly influenced by your parents. it is also an idea that passes down to the next generations so that they can remember and have thoughts about it
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August 16th, 2018 at 1:09 pm
One thing i love about old books from my generation is that you can think of what your generation will think about this book that was given to you. It’s always awesome to think that this book from my generations are now my responsibility to take care of it to give it to my next generations. Always interesting that this one book is going to pass on and on to my next hundreds or even thousands generations just like i’ve got it. One thing I love about this book is it was meant to last for many future generations and it isn’t just for now. I hope that my next generations will think its special just like i do.
Shiloh Kim Grade 8
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August 19th, 2018 at 6:07 pm
Enduring qualities are qualities that last through the generations. Such as generosity, perseverance and kindness. Generational thinking is when you think of the people in the next generations when you pass down something will benefit people throughout the generations. For example, when televisions were invented, the person who made it would have thought it may be useful to people in the next generations, so that person would have spent a lot of their time and effort to invent it.
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August 20th, 2018 at 2:36 pm
Mr Moore, the comment I made that day didn’t post through culture care, and I sent an email just in case. I added the comment below again. Could you help me grade it please?
Enduring qualities are qualities that help a certain item last for a long periods of time. I think the most important and underlying example of this quality is care; if you don’t care about something, you’re not going to put much effort into it. When you care about something, you pour time and energy into it, and often times your heart. Most times, items that were made with care last longer, and when you see these items you will feel the care of the person who made them radiate.
Generational thinking therefore takes a lot of care. It’s thinking not only about the temporary, but about the future too. Generational thinking means you have to actually care about the people you will never know, and how their lives turn out. That takes passion, and a certain humility and selflessness. If you were all out for yourself, then you wouldn’t care about your children, and grandchildren, now would you?
When my family went on a trip to Malaysia, we took a tour down many alleyways to admire the ancient roads and villages. The villages we visited were obviously old because they were built on stilts and with bamboo over the water. Surprisingly, they were super stable, and every aspect of life was thought out. Modern houses aren’t so cozy, and I began to wonder if the human race had been better out in the past, when they could make things with their hands, and actually put their effort into what they were building. I began to wonder if we had been better off before phones came along and turned us into emotionless robots, back when we could still care.
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August 21st, 2018 at 11:24 am
An enduring quality is something that lasts long so that in the future you can still look for it. A generational thinking is some cultural things that you get from others, mostly influenced by your parents. It is also an idea that passes down to the next generations so that they can remember and have thoughts about it. Some example from me is a tree that is planted in my grandparent’s yard in Korea. My grandfather told me that his father, which is my great-grandfather, planted the fruit trees to give it to his descendants, which are my father and me. I’m not sure if he knew that if he could take the fruits for himself, but one thing that I’m sure about is that he was thinking for the future and our family still has the tree there.
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August 21st, 2018 at 12:28 pm
Cars inspire me because of how it all works, how all the wheels turn at once and how the engine works. It’s like: How could this all happen?
Technology is really amazing
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September 4th, 2018 at 1:02 pm
Each generation leaves a mark. Whether it’s a scar or a “good mark”, everyone leaves a mark in history. Time machines do not exist, but these cobblestones and old cars show you the past. It is an indirect time machine. Understanding the past through the marks of the generations. These marks are left for those in the future. I have heard of a quote about how history is doomed to repeat itself if nobody learns from it. Generational thinking is all about general things. It’s where you find the common qualities in things. The mean and median of all things. It’s almost like math.
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September 4th, 2018 at 1:09 pm
‘enduring qualities’ is the qualities we suffer,since endure means suffer..? and ‘generational thinking’ is each generations thinking differently like how you and your mom or dad have different style of dressing.I’ve encountered some generational thinking while talking to people who are younger than me and can’t relate to the animations I’ve watched when I was younger.
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September 6th, 2018 at 7:57 pm
I heard about Galileo Galilei hwo worked about the solar system. I know that he claimed the subcontractor. He invented the telescope and it effected the future(now) to observe the solar system very well and now days people developed it more.
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September 11th, 2018 at 8:49 pm
I think enduring qualities is the qualities that thinking from old I think enduring qualities is the qualities that thinking from old world and the stuff that made from old world, like writing, art, or furniture that can still use in future and later on. I think generational thinking a thinking that is come from past generation. I think my example of generation thinking is technology. In past a lot of technology wasn’t that good. So they took more time to work, but now day we have many developed technology, such as phone, computer, or car. These are keeping developing since past generation and they help us to do work easier.
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September 18th, 2018 at 7:07 pm
generational thinking is an idea or object that can or has been passed down through time. books are an amazing example of this because an author can die but they will be remembered through the words they have written down on paper. I do card magic and i have books that are from 1926, they have been passed down to through many years. This book has been passed down from generation to generation and now has made it to me.
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January 14th, 2019 at 10:11 am
yes.
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October 10th, 2018 at 2:10 pm
G’day, from Western Australia! I’m an old art student that graduated from ICS in 2018. “Enduring qualities” & “generational thinking” really go hand in hand. Like what you said, about “old world” places on earth; the object, idea, or artwork –– if you will –– must last for a long time, many generations, in order to remember: “what had happened during this time?”, “what are the lessons that were learned?”, “How was the situation or event handled”, etcetera.
For example, the 4WD (4-Wheel-Drive) team and I came to this really old Boab tree that had a very sad and important story behind it. The tree is known today as the “Prison Boab Tree” that used to be a place where Aboriginals were captured and brought to rest before continuing towards the ocean where they were made to catch clams for the pearling industry.
When we went there a fence surrounded the tree and according to a sign: “…The fence was erected out of respect for the religious significance of the Prison Boab Tree and to prevent pedestrian traffic from compacting the soil around it’s roots.” The tree was also protected under law!
This is a very extreme, yet important, example of keeping a spot –– or should I say, a tree –– alive and growing to tell the story of how indigenous Aboriginal people were treated, not only to the Aboriginals, but to visitors from other countries & teaching them an important lesson of equality for generations to come.
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