AS A MAN THINKETH IN HIS HEART, SO HE IS
Forward-thinking people are cognisant of this natural law through long, arduous personal experience and reflection. They are able, as a result, to strike a quick blow to those elements of selfishness that arise within themselves.
It is wise to give quiet and focussed attention to the habitual tendencies that motivate our daily thoughts and feelings, for these are the forces which direct our circumstances for good or bad in the world.
A life without self-reflection is a life driven by the blind forces of the world.
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I completely agree with your last statement. Confucius puts it eloquently:
“By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the most bitter.”
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Yes. Reflection, imitation, and experience. All three requiring the power of self-reflection.
Thank you.
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