Jonathots Daily Blog
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From Act II: Scene VII of As You Like It, Shakespeare asserts that “all the world is a stage,” and all the men and women, “merely players.”
With that in mind, may we revel in the opportunity and responsibility of getting in character.
- I am bad.
- I am good.
These seem to be the two profiles offered to us in the pursuit of life’s mystery and goals.
One school of thought is that human beings are basically flawed, and therefore our actions are suspect.
The other offering is that we’re all good, and the more confidence and self-esteem we can acquire determines our level of prosperity.
Yet even as I write this down in this essay, I realize that most of us are fully cognizant that we are not predominately bad, nor are we over-run by goodness.
But as long as these two philosophies are propagated, we will fail to pursue the avenues which would lead us to a deeper sense of self-understanding and the pursuit of personal excellence.
The truth of the matter is, I am not good, nor am I bad. To find my true character and develop it in this great, life-long stage play, I need to arrive at a different position:
I am aware.
- I am aware of what constitutes a good performance.
- I am aware of what keeps me from measuring up to that standard.
- I am aware that honesty is the only way to save me both time and humiliation.
- I am aware that the only way I can improve my status is by dealing with my “can’ts” and gradually, through trial and error, turning them into “cans.”
As long as I believe I’m bad, or insist that I’m good, I will remove the potential to be aware.
It is my responsibility to understand that I will not be evaluated or critiqued on my goodness or my badness, but rather, my awareness.
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