The Importance of Self-Examination
January 2, 2012 · 0 Comments
By: Dr. Synesio Lyra Jr.
A life of purpose requires planning and periodical revisions as long as it exists. You cannot simply let life happen to you! You need to be aware of how you are living and whereto you are journeying. You alone are responsible for your actions in the world and the effect such actions have on others, for better or for worse!
The irresponsible attitude that many choose to have toward other members of society will only complicate communications and relationships you may need to maintain with others, even if for one single issue.
People need to own the words they employ in any communication, the gestures they make in personal interactions, and the specific attitudes they portray in relating to others. Knowing what civility is and means can be a great help in dealing with family, friends, neighbors, co-workers, and even strangers.
As it’s paramount that you master the basics of any academic discipline in which you are to be examined, it’s also a good practice to master your conventional skills in dealing effectively with other people on a day-to-day basis. Furthermore, once these are effectively mastered you shall know how to make the necessary corrections once any is misused, or not utilized at all!
Dr. Leo Buscaglia had once commented that “as long as we feel comfortable putting blame on others, we will never be required to evaluate and change our own behaviors.” Sadly, this happens more often than it should. But blaming others will never solve anything, nor remove the problem about which a blame is leveled on someone.
Self-examination is a habit worth developing as early as possible, and maintained as long as one lives. Everybody makes mistakes and everyone is entitled to find ways to make amends and seek those more effective ways of living decently and meaningfully in the world. Such practice needs to be viewed as essential, and a non-negotiable feature of a person’s time on earth!
You need to recognize when and where you are at fault, and not look at others as responsible for your ills or failures. Moreover, you are to do whatever is required to improve your condition, to move you out of where you may be stuck, into triumphant strides toward the best you can still attain!
Just as other exams usually place you on a higher plane, if you pass them, self-examination will also point you to better levels of achievement!
