WHAT IS SELF IMPROVEMENT ?
AND HOW TO ACHIEVE IT ?
In this article, I will share with my readers my own experiences gained in pursuit of goal of achieving self improvement.
The purpose of self improvement is to achieve peace and serenity in daily life.
First step towards self improvement is self awareness.
This is as good as understanding one's own potential strengths and weaknesses. This of course needs willingness to admit one,s own drawbacks.
In a way this requires certain ability to think. i e Vivek.
The basic requirement is to understand the meaning and significance of the supreme values in the life -
- freedom
- peace
- love
- non-violence
- compassion
Further step is to understand the polarities in values like
- truth and untruth
- ethical and unethical
- right and wrong
- moral and amoral
- healthy and unhealthy
- normal and abnormal
- healthy and unhealthy
- natural and unnatural and so on.
This understanding enables one to make right choices while making decisions in life. Not only that,the whole exercise gives one confidence to accept the consequences of own decision making.
This whole process prompts one to understand one's overall personality and decide what is required for own self improvement.
And we must understand the significance of human value. We are one step ahead in evolution compared to the animals whose life is controlled by basic instincts of ahaar, bhaya,maithun and nidra ie food,survival, procreation and sleep.
We human being seek happiness and ultimately the peace of mind.
Self improvement is a meaningful step in the above direction.
What else can enable us to gain wisdom other than quality reading ?
When we learn from experience, wisdom is gained. But if we go on getting experience and learning some thing, then one life will not be enough. Hence, we must opt for quality reading to gain wisdom from wise people.
Do you agree ?
Next time ......
What else can enable us to gain wisdom other than quality reading ?
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| Quality Reading = Wisdom, Wisdom and Wisdom-Nothing Else ! |
When we learn from experience, wisdom is gained. But if we go on getting experience and learning some thing, then one life will not be enough. Hence, we must opt for quality reading to gain wisdom from wise people.
Do you agree ?
Next time ......
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Lovely post. Reading is so so so important. As a child growing up my father always stressed the importance of reading. We also had reading time everyday and went to the library every Friday. At that age I never fully grasp why he wanted me to read so much, but as I became older and started to understand why. Quality reading holds value and power and above all it gives you wisdom. Thanks for much for sharing.
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