Introspection

We all know Introspection is nothing but Self Observation,understanding ourselves better or in plain terms knowing yourself.Understanding your emotions,feelings and reflecting upon them.


How do we Introspect?

Although viewing ourselves as a third person when introspecting is possible,it usually gives us a incomplete picture about ourselves(Read Human Ego).So the next alternative would be asking for a real third person review about ourselves.But we rarely find people we can completely trust(I am fairly optimistic mind you) and asking them what we are and how we are like is like throwing a ball on the wall(I dunno what i am ...how can i say everything about you).It is true when some people say that they have spent 30+ years with some person and still can't understand them.Yet we come across some people whom we instantly connect to and strangely they either become your BFF/Soul mates or your spouses or just a fleeting friend.But still we can't really rely on these people completely because we humans change a lot.We are the agents of change(Look around yourself if you don't believe me).And even if you find a person you trust and,a combination of self reflection(with ego) and a third person review about you,just fills in 2 pieces of a 3-piece puzzle.

So what exactly is the 3rd piece ? You Ask...

LEARN,REFLECT AND INTROSPECT FROM YOUR MISTAKES AND OTHERS MISTAKES TOO.

Yes its that simple.We are not perfect,we are not gods and we make mistakes.The above sentence is self explanatory.

"A fool is not a person who makes a mistake but repeats it knowingly."

But do we really need it?.The answer is Yes and No.

Yes,because knowing what you are,what you like and understanding yourself is needed for growing up as a person.The boundaries for the above statement are limitless.Its our inherent nature that we always have some good in us and some bad.Knowing them gives us a huge breakthrough in dealing with ourselves as well as others.Although definition of what is good and bad is under scrutiny ,we shall deal with it later.


No,because we subject ourselves to constant criticism or praise(either of them in excessive amounts is not good).Especially true when you are egocentric and narcissistic or self loathing and suicidal.All the above are unhealthy.There is a thin line between Confidence and Arrogance.


The reason why we need introspecting IMO is,we can love ourselves and be loved by others.We want to know ourselves better,in turn increasing our chances of meeting people with similar attributes(Friends,Spouses,Colleagues etc).Add in the joy we experience when we know something, we never knew about ourselves.Also this brings us to the next question..

How well do you know your self?

We live in constant denial of certain aspects about ourselves,especially those we hate about ourselves.Instead of loving ourselves for who we are,we tend to change things around us and ourselves.One perfect example would be myself.I suck at drawing and i usually am not artistically gifted or talented.Yet i live in constant denial that i am an artist and i never give up,by constantly drawing aliens and mystical creatures(Gibberish mind you,laughable indeed).I live under an illusion that i am a gifted artist because i am satisfied(another illusion) by my works.Now imagine someone accidentally finding my drawings,locked up in my cupboard.The thought scares me because i know the outcome(assumption indeed).But still you get the idea.

We think we know ourselves,but do we really know everything ?

So indeed there are many chances we will eventually know ourselves completely before we kick the bucket(Death),and that said i am being super optimistic(for ex : chances are, that you never know you had a talent for pottery).But why don't we start introspecting now it self and have no regrets in life,as to what we could have done.

Conclusion :


All those Ca's,Software Engineers,Artists etc.Its time to rediscover who you are.Who knows maybe you already have what you want OR NOT or maybe you realize you miss something in life.Whatever it is,Introspection is what we need.


DON'T WILE AWAY YOUR TIME,WORKING FOR SOMEONE ELSE'S DREAMS.DISCOVER YOUR OWN AND WALK THE PATH.