Fighting one's own shadow !!

How much do you love thyself ! – how much you fear thyself and how much you fight thyself ! 

There are people who think that the whole World up against them, that they have to fight for everything – they are unhappy – most often we could be one in this crowd, if not fully at least at times !  -  We do lot of fights – ‘Shadow fight’ 

Fight, fight, fight !!

Fighting the world every single day

Fighting the world for the right to live and get things done !!

 

Many a times, the fight is unwarranted, unnecessary or is against things that are not real but only perceptions !  

Perception bias is a pervasive issue that reaches all areas of life, it’s especially damaging in the workplace. Left unchecked, bias can become deeply ingrained in your organizational culture and could make one feel more and more isolated.  

The World lives  with perception. Things begin with what One sees and how they perceive. Good, bad, ugly - all depends on your perception only, which begets you happiness or sadness, trust or mistrust, success or failure as an outcome.  

An innocent baby sees things in raw form without any bias, any opinion and learns from people around.  They touch fire to know that it is hot !  Perception is one's own thing and ideally it should not have any harmful effects. It is within one's own mind. But in real world it can sometimes be too dangerous, adequate enough to spoil a family, life or career.  

Today's life and career is complex, as it has always been. Talent is important, but at the same time more important is how people look at you, what the world believes you are. Career management is no more a matter of learning new skills and building capabilities, but it has evolved to be more about managing people dynamics around you. Some call it networking or relationship building. But it is all about creating good Perception about you in right set of people. 

So don’t be judgmental  - never fight your own shadow.  The shadow self completely believes it’s correct in all of its judgment and so it judges freely and without consequence or correction. The shadow self is unreachable. The shadow self is a bully. The shadow self is a narcissist. The shadow self does not meditate. See this cute little cat fighting a rope thinking it to be something else!

 
Words of wisdom from  Aasami Sirippu Sinthanaiyaan.
ஆசாமி சிரிப்பு சிந்தனையாளனின் இன்றைய சிந்தனை  !! 
 
With regards – S. Sampathkumar
21.3.2024