21November2008
With esteem we don’t need to boast
Posted by Cecilia under: Philosophy.
Boasting always has one reason: calling attention to oneself. Bragging is like a shout with negative results. Nobody likes boasting people.
Let’s take a closer look at this deeply human action. Isn’t the basic reason for bragging to be acknowledged?
We all crave attention. We all need esteem. We need esteem for a happy life.
Some people grasp for esteem by boasting because for a few brief seconds they might get some attention. This kind of attention isn’t long-lasting.
For genuine esteem we don’t need to boast, we get it for free. Esteem never goes together with bragging. On the contrary, esteem happens before we even could get the urge to boast. Esteem gives us whole attention without having to do something for it.
When we integrate esteem in our lives we never feel like we have to boast.
In win-win solutions “all involved persons are treated as equally important and valuable”. This is exactly what esteem is meant to be.
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One is the fact that having a pet makes us feel responsible. Having responsibility gives us the feeling of being needed. We recognize ourselves as important. Pets give us the conviction that our life is meaningful. There is no better way to grow our self-esteem than to feel ourselves as precious.
