Self-Concept and Self-Ability (#23)
Many people say that being selfish is a bad thing to be, so many people refrain from doing activities that would boost themselves and would only do something to boost another (boost meaning: Materials, self-esteem, just the basic feeling of that good warm feeling).
What many people dont understand though, is that you can do things for yourself without being selfish; many people associate anything with the word self, as selfish because many parents or hierarchs in society condemn it so badly, people become afraid to express the self.
Self Expression and Self understanding is probably the two most vital important things to your self concept and self esteem. If you cant express yourself you become trapped by what you cant do and you usually learn to find things that you CAN express, that society will let you.
Sometimes those things that you are allowed to express dont go over well with your mind and you usually have that feeling of void still in your body and you cant tell what it is exactly, but its there.
Many people are just not able to express themselves and thus are pushed downward, making them feel very crappy about themselves and life in general. In order to express yourself meaningfully, you must first handedly understand yourself. Understanding yourself can be difficult today, especially if you comform to society alot and go off of OTHER PEOPLES thoughts.
Learning to do things for yourself and think for yourself is the first main thing to do. Once you can do things for you, think for yourself, and just be yourself and say NO to conforming blindly, you are on the plateau to self understanding.
If you want to be in some sort of group, many people would call that conforming. If you want to be in a group of some sort, then thats what YOU WANT, thats not conforming; doing what you want to do is NEVER conforming.
But conforming to something just because others like it or it will make you look cool or good, or whatever; just conforming blindly sets the tone for your intelect and how much you can do with your life and how much others can control you....
If you want to be miserable keep conforming.
If you want that same empty void feeling, keep going.
If you want to be confused and not understand life, keep conforming.
I guarantee thats the path your heading towards.
But if you want a life of joy and understanding you must understand yourself, and express yourself honestly by what others might consider selfish. They themselfs (the ones who say you are selfish) are the ones who are usually miserable inside but never show it.
They cant understand, they wont. Because they can never grap self concept. Self-help, self expression, self understanding. Those things will show you life in a much lighter way, in a dark world.
Understand yourself.....
What many people dont understand though, is that you can do things for yourself without being selfish; many people associate anything with the word self, as selfish because many parents or hierarchs in society condemn it so badly, people become afraid to express the self.
Self Expression and Self understanding is probably the two most vital important things to your self concept and self esteem. If you cant express yourself you become trapped by what you cant do and you usually learn to find things that you CAN express, that society will let you.
Sometimes those things that you are allowed to express dont go over well with your mind and you usually have that feeling of void still in your body and you cant tell what it is exactly, but its there.
Many people are just not able to express themselves and thus are pushed downward, making them feel very crappy about themselves and life in general. In order to express yourself meaningfully, you must first handedly understand yourself. Understanding yourself can be difficult today, especially if you comform to society alot and go off of OTHER PEOPLES thoughts.
Learning to do things for yourself and think for yourself is the first main thing to do. Once you can do things for you, think for yourself, and just be yourself and say NO to conforming blindly, you are on the plateau to self understanding.
If you want to be in some sort of group, many people would call that conforming. If you want to be in a group of some sort, then thats what YOU WANT, thats not conforming; doing what you want to do is NEVER conforming.
But conforming to something just because others like it or it will make you look cool or good, or whatever; just conforming blindly sets the tone for your intelect and how much you can do with your life and how much others can control you....
If you want to be miserable keep conforming.
If you want that same empty void feeling, keep going.
If you want to be confused and not understand life, keep conforming.
I guarantee thats the path your heading towards.
But if you want a life of joy and understanding you must understand yourself, and express yourself honestly by what others might consider selfish. They themselfs (the ones who say you are selfish) are the ones who are usually miserable inside but never show it.
They cant understand, they wont. Because they can never grap self concept. Self-help, self expression, self understanding. Those things will show you life in a much lighter way, in a dark world.
Understand yourself.....
Labels: Philosophy
posted by RXslair at 7:19 AM
1 Comments:
I agree with your insights. Knowing yourself allows others to know the real you. you are the builder of your life and the Captain of your ship.
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