Know yourself is a simple but powerful Socratic adage. It’s impossible to achieve fullness as a human being without accomplishing this task. But it isn’t an easy task. It requires reflection, failure, forgiveness, attentiveness and courage. And it only happens over time.
Knowing yourself means recognizing that you as a human being are inhabited, in some degree, by every bit of the spectrum of being human. You contain good. You contain evil. You contain pain. You contain anger and greed. You contain compassion. You know what I mean. You experience these. You live these. You are human.
In turn, knowing yourself in this way allows you to see and accept the full humanity of others. You meet them on their journey because you have made the journey.
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