Hey everyone! Hope you enjoyed the last motivational poem because we did. Today, we have another wonderful and inspiring article by Tegah Adedipe. The most satisfying and comfortable way to live is by being yourself but do you even know you are? Please share and comment. Don’t forget there is a gift for the most comments. Subscribe if you don’t want to miss a post. Enjoy!
Who are you and why are you here? It may seem like a straightforward question. Most would answer by giving their name without giving it much thought. However, on deeper reflection, do you really understand who you are?
Some would think of themselves in terms of their body. The image of their face and body defines who they are. If they were to remove you from your body, would you still know who you are? It sounds weird, I know, but understand that man is a spirit; he lives in a body and has a soul. Your body is simply a means of expressing yourself and interacting with your physical environment. The concept of self in the true form is something beyond the grasp of our physical bodies and senses. We are complex beings. We cannot be defined by the things around us, but by the things within us. I believe that in essence we are what we think. Physically as human beings we are all essentially the same. It is our thoughts and experiences that differentiate us. Our true identity, then, lies within us, not outside of us. We should define who we are based on our thoughts, our values, principles and beliefs. It’s okay to have material things and all, but they should not be our sense of self. They are just things that are there to make our lives easier. If you were suddenly homeless today that would not change who you are as a person. You would still be you. Look within yourself, not without. For everything begins and ends with your thoughts.
“Ninety percent of the world’s woe comes from people not knowing themselves,
Their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues.
Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves.”
Sidney J. Harris.
It may seem like an overstatement, but it is so. Many lack an understanding of who they are, without which they are unable to know what they are capable of achieving in life. Reading is a powerful means of discovering who you really are. If you read the right books and other material you will gain a deeper understanding of others as well as yourself. Unfortunately, there are many who are in a self-imposed prison of ignorance even today. Choose not to live in ignorance about who you are and what you can do. Decide today to discover more about yourself and to start on the journey of self-discovery. My best recommendation is to read your Bible. Without it, you may never know who you really are.
In the words of James Allen,
“Only by much searching and mining are gold and
Diamonds obtained, and man can find every truth connected
With his being if he will dig deep into the mine of his soul.”
You are all you can be. Go on and be it.
Craft by
Tegah. A
