Self knowledge is the discovery of self,but more importantly, it's having awareness of who you are..People tend to live their lives with a false perception of who they truly are,but what's sad is that people tend to place their value and self worth in the hands of both materialism and others, once this happens,it reshapes ones own personal opinion of self and puts them in a state of disillusion of who they truly are..Without knowledge of self, one will continue to move through life without any sense of direction.They're simply being pulled or will begin moving in so many directions where they'll begin to see themselves as a product of their circumstance.Veiwing yourself as a product of circumstance is truly a sad misconception but it's not uncommon that many people do,and for a time this was my perception as well,but the truth is that we are the creator of our circumstances and we have within the power to alter them in our likeness..Understand,circumstances doesn't make the man,it just reveals him to himself.
You're probably wondering how does one gain knowledge of self.Well,for me I understood that if you want to gain knowledge of something then you study it,so I decided to study me.I did alot of thinking in terms of trying to get a better understanding of why i am and the way I am.I learned that a lot of my issues stem from my childhood and for years I carried this resentment which transformed into so many different things that lead me down this path of self destruction.You have to be honest with yourself during the process inorder to emerge renewed ,you have to look at every aspect that is you.You can't scratch the surface and expect life to be beautiful, many of us must travel down that dark road where all the pain and hurt reside.You must find the courage to face it, because whatever pain or hurt you're holding on to has spilled over into other aspects of your life and your not even aware how it's effecting you.Like I said, you have to face it and let it go or continue to be its prisoner,the choice is yours...
Lack of self knowledge will unconsciously make one under value their self worth and in turn they'll place more value in material items,and to many they believe possession of these "things" add more value to who they are as awhole.It's not to say that one doesn't value their life, its just the lack of knowledge of self that drives one to seek compensation for the lack there of. And that sense of lack; that falsehood of need creates a hole inside the soul of an otherwise complete human being.Instead of possessing a craving to unlock a better them,they possess an insatiable craving of approval that distructively leads to a buffet of heartache and pain..
Find the time to get to know who you are and what you are, and only then will you be able to accept you..Peace!
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