The third characteristic is transcendence , which has to do with making connections between the specific and the general. Transcendence is the heart of mediation. It involves moving beyond the immediate needs of whatever is going on in the current situation, or task, or what you're thinking about to develop the potential to apply it elsewhere in slightly different ways. It can be very difficult for people to learn a skill and be able to apply it in different situations. For example, people with learning problems who are learning to add and subtract may find it difficult to add and subtract in another classroom with a different teacher.
Transcendence helps the person rise above the immediate stimuli and get a different perspective.
It is important to note that mediation is often done very implicitly. You need to share certain things with your children or else you are not going to be respected by other members of your society. Today we are finding a breakdown in cultural transmission, particularly in our country. Maybe the parents and children are there in the home, but they are watching television. And yes, there is some culture transmitted from television, but it's not mediated to people.