As human beings, we are intricately connected to the vast and mysterious universe that surrounds us. Exploring our relationship with the universe can provide profound insights into our own existence, purpose, and interconnectedness. In this blog, we will delve into the importance of knowing yourself through your connection with the universe.
Ralph Waldo Emerson once wrote, “What is behind us and what is before us are small matters compared with what is within us.” “Be true to thine own self,” advised Shakespeare. “Know thyself,” advised Socrates.
Lasting success, fulfillment, and happiness depend on self-knowledge. There is no practical knowledge greater than self-knowledge.
Wise people know themselves and live by that knowledge. If I know I need seven hours of sleep every day to be healthy and happy, and I only get five, then I’m an idiot. I am worse than the ignorant person who cannot connect his lack of sleep with his ill health and unhappiness. I have knowledge but don’t use it.
.A Japanese proverb speaks of the three most valuable possessions in this life. The third is the sword because it gives you the power to defend yourself and those you love from intruders and oppressors. The second is a gem because it gives you the power to buy and trade to satisfy your temporal needs. But the Japanese believe that the most valuable possession is the mirror because it gives you the power to know yourself.
Great men and women know themselves. They know their strengths, their weaknesses, their shortcomings and failures, their flaws and shortcomings, their talents and abilities, their needs and desires, their hopes and dreams, their potential and purposes. From these bits of knowledge, they weave a life of beauty and splendor. “Know thyself” is a character principle of legends, heroes, champions, leaders, and saints.
Each day during your Holy Hour, take time to do a daily personal assessment. Ask yourself the hard questions. Try to find what makes you feel good about yourself and what makes you happy – not momentary pleasures, but real joys in life, which become better and better with each passing day. The things of this world compete for our allegiance. To be true to yourself, you must be devoted only to the things of this world as they lead you to your fulfillment.
Point B – To be the best version of yourself. Knowing oneself is a continuous and continuous process. Observe yourself. take care See yourself in the moments of the day. listen to you Notice how you act or react in certain situations. Fullness in life comes from knowing oneself—needs, desires, talents, and strengths.
A story describing the mystery of knowledge
When God was creating the universe, some angels were discussing that each of them felt that God should hide the truth. An angel said, “I think God
The truth should be hidden on the top of the highest mountain.” The latter announced, “I think God should hide the truth in the depths of the sea.”
Another said, “No, I think God must hide the truth on the farthest star.”
God listened to the angels and said, “I will not hide the truth in any of these places. I will hide the truth deep in the heart of every man and every woman. Thus, those who humbly and earnestly seek it can find it very easily, and those who do not have to search the whole universe before it.