No one should be able to put you to shame unless it is God, the Good Spirits or yourself. The opinions of others really do not, or at least should not matter that much.
By genetic bent and by social reinforcement, our only concern is to be approved of by others, by the collective. We have no self-characterization--for most of us--we only are what the community depicts us as.
That needs to stop, in your personal life, from this moment going forward.
If you are good, kind, holy, becoming more creative and actualizing your potentiality, there is no reason to feel ashamed. If you fail to grow, then you can put your self to shame, disallowing the community even then, the right or obligation to put anyone else to shame. That is a social practice that needs to evaporate.
No comments:
Post a Comment