Speech on self-identity:
“Everyone seems to have a clear idea on how other people should live their lives but none about his or her own.” – An excerpt from Paulo Coehlo’s bestselling inspirational novel entitled “The Alchemist”. It is an undeniable truth. Admit it or not, we think we know what is better for others when in fact, we don’t know what is the best for ourselves. How can we help others if we can’t help of we can’t help ourselves? This is a question of one’s identity. We are searching for ourselves. Who am I? What do I want? Where am I going? What should I do with my life? These are some of the questions one must answer to know himself better. Lucky are those who finally found themselves, but a lot are still searching for it. Having a clear self identity is the first step to success. Knowing what you are up to comes next. Everything starts with us.
We are now in the point of our lives where we must decide for our future. Every decision we make today will shape our tomorrow. How can we choose what is the best for us? This is where we will see the importance of our self-identity. A passage from Sun Tzu’s Art of War tells us this value. “If you know your enemy and yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not your enemy, chances of winning and losing are equal. If you don’t know both your enemy and yourself, you will surely lose the battle.” Finding out how others see us may help in seeking our identity. But at the end of the day, it depends upon us to decide who we really are.
We are the masters of our lives, the captains of our hearts, and the leaders of our souls. As what the fictional character Albus Dumbledore said, it is not our abilities that show us what we are, it is our choices. Let us win this good fight with ourselves. Our future starts today. It is the time to act! Let us live our dreams. Grab every opportunity, for it comes once in a lifetime. An opportunity that is lost is lost forever. Live life to the fullest. Search for that one true path to success. Do what needs to be done. Let us start the change we want to see.
Let me end this with a quotation from another Paulo Coehlo masterpiece, “The Pilgrimage”. This may guide you in reaching your dreams.
“The only path to true wisdom can be identified by three things. First, it must involve agape (commitment). Second, it must have a practical application in your life. And third, it must be a path that can be travelled by everyone.”
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Side comments:
Isa sa mga matitinong entries ko sa aking dating blog. Ansaya ko nga kase me nagcomment na Paulo Coehlo fan, ewan ko lang kung nasaan na yun. ;p
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