Thread: I hate myself
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Old Nov 18, 2013, 11:00 AM
KristyGirl7 KristyGirl7 is offline
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I am going to be preaching at myself right now, and hopefully I can learn some of the things I say also. Sometimes, out of the mouths of babes comes the truth. Sometimes speaking something useful is easy, but to believe in it is the hardest part. Lets see if this will help me (or anyone else):

The world would be a boring place if all the people were the same. Sometimes beauty is in being different. What is perfect? Look at the diamond shape. Sometimes when it's mathematically perfect (proportional) it's boring. It becomes beautiful when it has an odd shape. There are things in life which look more beautiful when they are not perfect. And there ARE people in this world who are bored with seemingly perfect and PREFER imperfections. What if people were like robots and all spoke in even tones? And never were passionate about something they say? Wouldn't that be boring? Where would be the spice of life?

There is a poem which says: what makes you different, makes you beautiful.

And it's because people have different tastes. You are beautiful to SOME people as you are. I think that perhaps the reason you see yourself as not is because you are looking through other people's eyes (see yourself as other people would see you) AND you're looking through the wrong people's eyes. You're looking through the conformists' eyes for example.
But you need to look at yourself through the people who are similar to you, who may like this about you.

The world needs people like you. If all the people were conformists, then no one ever would come up with new ideas. Where would this world be then? Stuck in the beginning? But being a prophet in the Bible times was not easy. Being a pioneer is never easy. Some people may think these people are crazy. But these some people are the people who just don't get it. And why should these people be considered "better"? They are the ones who "don't get it"!

It's like one person gave an example about the rainbow. Some colors started to argue about who was better. But then they learned that they were all a part of the rainbow and all necessary.

So which people's eyes are you looking at yourself? Not all the people will like you NO MATTER HOW YOU ARE. Some people would always dislike you. And that's a negative, and also a positive. Because people have different tastes, SOME WILL like you.

The trick is to see yourself from the perspective of those people who would like you, who are similar to you in some ways. Or maybe you could look at people on youtube who are more screwed up than you (in your own subjective mind) and that perspective may help you see yourself as somewhat "normal" or better.

You don't like your voice, but some people may find it very soothing for example and therefore happy that you have it. It would make them feel safe and they would be drawn to you. See yourself from the eyes of those people.

You don't like your hands, then see yourself from the perspective of people who don't care about those things, who are focused on mental gain.

We all have different intelligences. We don't have enough RAM and harddrive space in our brain to keep ALL the knowledge and all the skills. It's like trying to download a program on your computer when your computer has a very limited space. Your knowledge (the things you do know) may be helpful to some people. It's like nature distributed tasks and said: you will have this one and you will have this one.... so that together you could have all of them. Like a rainbow of skills. So see yourself through the eyes of the people who have similar set of skills (like computer skills, I heard someone say that about you) or people who know different bits of information. OR see yourself through the eyes of the people who NEED what you have, who need help with computers for example. In their eyes, you will see yourself as valuable.

It's impossible to see yourself from ALL the people's eyes at the same time and consider yourself a catch. Because all the tastes are different. So choosing to see yourself from the wrong people's eyes is no worse or better than choosing to see yourself from the people who would respect and like what you have to offer. It's just your choice. You are focusing on the wrong part at the moment.

It's no fun for us to wish to be someone else. We need to learn to focus on our own set of skills and develop it and grow into what we are. It would be like if nature was trying to complete a project and told you to paint the wall and told someone else to go buy some wood. These people would sit and say: But I want to paint the wall, I think the painters are more important than those who are going to buy wood.

But think of this: what if you have the know how about buying the right wood? Imagine sending a painter who knows nothing about this to buy it? A bad idea. And if you're not good at painting, it wouldn't be good for you to try to do the job of those people who are actually good at it. Even if you do envy them. Just be the best that you can be in your own area of skills. And being the best you can be at what you could do best, you will be most useful in the grand scheme of things.

So, yes, I could be wishing that I could be a singer because that job is more glorious than sitting and writing on forums. But if I start to think that way, I am just wasting precious time and not contributing my part. If all were singers, who would help out in other areas?

The flaw is not in which job you have. The flaw is in looking down at particular jobs. I bet in more evolved societies people value janitors as much as the singers. But our human people, they wrinkle their nose at some things. And why? Because they are short-sided, they can't see the whole picture. They are unwise. So, let's not see ourselves from the unwise point of view. Let's learn that each is unique and needed in the grand scheme of things.

Why would you want to change yourself and become a painter (figuratively speaking)? Are there not enough painters? Who will do your job if you try to become someone else? Why become like everybody else? Isn't there enough of those already? They are doing their own job. You have to contribute what you can from your uniqueness.

Just because people are too dumb to recognize your uniqueness and your contributions to this world is that a good reason to change yourself? Or is it better to educate people about the value of uniqueness?

Going against the flow is always harder and those people deserve a reward. Short sighted people don't realize that rebels are the ones who shake up the waters and bring changes. They just complain that they offended their little peaceful stale natural course of life.

Sometimes, if all you could do is to visit an elderly person and make their life better just by being there, you already served your purpose. You already was a beautiful building block in the building of life and society.

The reason you look down on yourself is because you (along with the rest of the people) did not yet evolve enough to recognize that each peace of the puzzle has its own value and is very important in order to complete the puzzle.

So, don't look down at uniqueness. Look down at inability to recognize that uniqueness is important.

They say: ignorance is bliss. Why? Because ignorant people are just going with the flow, repeating whatever was done, conforming to everything, oblivious to everything. And going with the flow is blissful, peaceful and safe and NON-courageous.

So why would anyone reward this? But of course there are down sides to rebels also. But the point is to recognize both, the value and the side effects of such personalities and to deal accordingly.