Who are you?
If you find it hard to answer this question or hesitate before answering it then it simply means that you have not yet discovered who you really are. Knowing who you are makes it easy for any individual to know what they want and do not want out of life. It makes it easy for one to set goals and have something to live for. Self-discovery is not something that happens overnight but still, it is something that one should aim to have in life – it comes in bits and the bits that one has at any given time are what they can confidently define themselves by.
The knowledge of oneself helps to limit the chances of one having to be told who they are by others. Lack of self-knowledge means that an individual does not own their lives but it is rather owned by those who dictate to them, in other words, it opens up doors for other people to order them around. People without self-knowledge are a risk to themselves and others as they stand for nothing and are easily influenced and manipulated by others.
© Thato Gaboitsiwe (www.thato.me )
We live in the world that preaches self-discovery and individualism but at the same time, it questions and crucifies anyone who tries to embrace those qualities.
What it takes to discovery yourself?
The answer is your intuition and self-will!
The truth of the matter is, ‘your intuition does not dwell where your comfort resides.’ Taking risks, liberating your inner-being, possession of positive imagination and believing in oneself are ways in which a person can discover themselves. It means divorcing oneself from all things that are mediocre and superficial and getting reborn by setting dreams and goals that ring with your innermost person. It means taking charge of one’s life and dreams to produce the things they want out of life. It means seeing life in a broad way.
One lie that most people have believed for long and still hold is that self-discovery involves spiritual journey that is not attached to material needs. What is it that a man can achieve without material assistance? If an individual finds passion in helping the poor, then wouldn’t feeding and clothing them with the help of their material gains be realistic? The people who have achieved pure and unpolluted spiritual path know that it is not about denying themselves the delight of gaining materially but is about knowing how to utilise the materials to improve the universe around them.
One of the steps to self-discovery is first acknowledging the value that one possesses; be it in their community, jobs, relationships and their nations. Until one knows and recognises their importance in their surroundings, they will live the life that is handed out to them which normally means suffocating and destroying their dreams. The best person to really know what you want from life is You and you can only do that once you have discovered your really self. You do not have to be a prodigy or extraordinary talented to go after your dreams, you just need you passion.
An individual with strong self-will and the propensity to reach forward and create something out of their life will usually find the meaning of life and discover themselves along the way to their success. As people, we fear not what we know as it leads to comfort but our fears are with what we do not know – what we do not understand. We tend to use societal stereotypes to shield ourselves from the unknowns. Until and unless we break from the mould the society has set for us then we will never go for what belongs to us; we will never know what lies beyond the known.
Life is all about embracing the unknowns. It’s about passion.
Do not listen to what people tell you about the universe rather go out there and define the world through your own eyes. Challenge yourself in order to arrive at your destiny. Sprint into life; let it bruise you but just keep on keeping on. Having a dream is not a luxury; it is a necessity!
If you don’t push yourself, your life will remain Unclaimed. Learn to want more from life without entitlement.
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