Self-worth

                                         

                                           Self-worth

If you are asked to write about 5 good qualities of yours and equal number of your bad qualities would you be able to do it? Why is this question? Because in my observation i have found that it is easy for most of us to enumerate our bad qualities while it takes longer time to think of our own good qualities. The reason is we do not recognize our own unique value yet we expect others to recognize ours. We give huge emphasis on self-esteem while we are completely unaware of our self-worth. Our self-esteem depends largely on external sources like how other people think of us and we rate ourselves accordingly ; while our self worth is totally missed by us which is intrinsic in nature. It is the truth of what we are.  Sadly we let others take away this. The challenge is we have given ourselves' worth into the hands of others to determine how good or bad we are.  It is important for us to remember that our level of success is equal to our level of self-worth. Let me not undermine the importance of self-knowledge and self-development here.  I repeat again we all are unique in nature and sooner we reclaim our values the better we will feel and finally our happiness depends on what values we bring to this world.   It is absolute ignorance to say others make us or mar us because it is not the truth. I would like to explain my point with an analogy here. A hundred rupee currency note is worth its value irrespective of its domain. Its value does not increase because it is coming from an expensive leather valet or its value does not decrease because it is stored in a rusty tin. The value remains the same. Whether you buy groceries with it or buy hard wares, you are going to get your hundred rupee's worth. Nothing more; nothing less. If your currency falls in a drain or is torn accidentally still it is worth hundred rupee. IT IS THE SAME WITH US.  In this journey of ours we are often abused, crushed, stomped on; but our value never ever changes. Let us not give away our value to others. We all are magnificent human beings with amazing gifts. This world will be a better place if we know the true value -what we really are.