03-10-2018, 12:58 AM
(03-10-2018, 12:42 AM)genba Wrote: it's quite easy to be alone when you love yourself and you are your own best friend.
I'm not sure liking or loving myself, or the contrary, makes a difference in my case. I accept that I am what I am. I acknowledge that events in my past made me what I am, but I don't dwell on them. By all rights, I should be filled with self-loathing as a result of my childhood, yet I can't be bothered to.
When I was a young man, I studied a lot of the Hermetic philosophy, and particularly what Dr. Jung had to say about it. Consequently, observing the inner workings of my mind without passing judgement as though I were a disinterested third party became a habit.
One of Jung's main themes was recognizing both the good and bad in ourselves and mediating the eternal conflict between the two, rather than denying the bad or trying to wish it out of existence. In that regard, whether or not I like myself isn't a primary consideration. I know I have both lovable and unlovable qualities. It would be silly to deny it. The man who is 100% good doesn't exist. Or, as the Judeo-Christian tradition puts it, "All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God."
