Being Human

We are human beings. And we are not perfect. We are on a journey to improve as a person, every day of our lives. And as we acknowledge and accept imperfections of life and people around us, we are to achieve one of the important purposes of our lives – to overcome our biggest fear or folly, our Achilles heel.

This one big thing could be any shortcoming that we have, including lying, stealing, anger, depression, egoistic behavior, needy nature, lust and dependency on others. This one big thing could also be the fear of heights, closed spaces, water, fire, darkness, flying, standing up for oneself or others and more. As humans, we strive to improve with every opportunity we get and do overcome many of our shortcomings, but this one big thing takes the most energy and time from us. Funny thing is that we kind of get used to living with it. Sometimes this one big thing starts defining our very being.

We need to identify that one big thing in our lives. It should not be difficult. Our life revolves around it. Let’s not be defensive about it. And let’s make a conscious effort to slowly overcome it. It is not going to be easy. It might take years. More important thing is to recognize the shortcoming and be aware of it. It could be a slow painful process but it is worth it. After all, it is the purposes of our lives too!

Circumstances will always drag us to this one thing again and again. Let’s change our circumstances. Let’s avoid company that induces that behavior. Let’s make new friends or find peace with the existing ones. I am fighting my own fear/folly in my life and really hope to overcome it one day. Hope we all do.

 

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