“ Its not about coming home with an award to prove it to others, its about knowing in your heart that u won!’
How many of us relate to this postulation? I don’t. Maybe I am not enlightened enough to understand the fact. As, for me happiness comes not from what I think of myself but by what others think of me. I am too earthly to understand the complexity of this statement. But I ask myself the question did I ever give myself a chance to prove myself in my own eyes. Will I ever stop proving myself to others and start doing things what I feel is right. Yes I have, but all these times I have in turn faced unacceptable reactions from the society. But why do such reactions disappoint me? It is because I seek for their consent. For once if I give myself credit enough to decide for myself what is right and what’s not, then surely and slowly I will put my belief in the above postulation.
“I am a winner at heart”, because with a clear conscience I know what I am worth. These might seem as bookish and not applicable practically. But, it is a universal truth that the man who thinks high of himself always stands upright in all adversities. Not only having ‘self esteem’ is tough, but also holding onto it in testing times. But how far can we take this self esteem and not allow it to get on our head and maintain the fine line between self esteem and pride is more important. And even more important is not to overrate our own selves. Because overrating might lead us to a downfall, we might just make efforts but all in the wrong direction. “Its easy to progress, but its difficult to make it in the right direction” –JRD Tata.
In this busy life one should give one a chance to sit in quiet and listen to one’s heart, know what’s right, act accordingly and please oneself not others. As, the inner voice is never wrong. It is said that the subconscious mind has the capability to cure fatal diseases like cancer. So, this subconscious mind will surely help us in believing in ourselves.
