Self-respect starts with knowing yourself.

 Self-respect starts with knowing yourself.


'No self-restraint' means not taking all things for one's own material and spiritual gain. Self-motivated people do not care about others because they are obsessed with their own thoughts.


Above all, the biggest problem that self-motivated people have is that their own lives are empty.


A person whose only purpose in life is to satisfy his greed is like Sisyphus in Greek mythology, who has to roll a rock endlessly, and may be struggling with an unsatisfied longing. It is a punishment.


These days, it is an era of self-esteem and self-esteem that places importance on knowing and valuing oneself.


Self-esteem is defined as 'the mind to protect one's own dignity or values', and self-esteem is defined as 'the mind to respect and love oneself'.


Confucius also taught his disciples, saying, "The wise know themselves, and the virtuous love themselves." Loving oneself was one of the most important virtues on the path Confucius pursued as a gentleman. But there is something that needs to be done first. It is the fact that 'the wise know themselves' comes first.


To know yourself is to know your reality accurately. It is knowing your strengths and weaknesses, strengths and weaknesses, areas to develop and areas to improve. Then he must strive to become the person he wants to be. What you need then is the humility to admit your own shortcomings. You can meet your growing self when you know yourself accurately and fill in your shortcomings, not self-esteem that exaggerates your self-esteem. Making that effort is the right way to truly value yourself and love yourself. Loving yourself can be accomplished when you first know yourself and love others.

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