Why do I say that everyone is actually 3
people? Think about this for a
moment. All of us are the person we see
ourselves to be. We are also the person
that others see us to be. And then in
reality we are the person who we truly are!
This person is probably somewhere in between the lines of the first two
people we described: That is the person
we think we are and the person that others think we are.
How can we explain this trio
personality? Let’s consider: “The person we think we are!” Most often we view ourselves in the light of
self-preservation. What does this
mean? We usually think of ourselves with
the capacity to solve any problems or difficulties that we may find ourselves
in. Often we think that we can truly
deal with whatever develops. We hope
that we are the “heroic” type of person who can come to the defense of the “underdog”
and provide the best solution to their difficulties.
We generally feel that if we were to find
ourselves in some type of “stressful” circumstance we would be able to conclude
the best solution which would make everything calm and peaceful once again. Life could continue to move forward because we
knew how to handle the problems. Maybe
we are the “super-hero” type who could swoop in at the proper moment and “save
the day!” Or perhaps we would be the “international
spy-type” who could (under the cover of our secret disguise) prevent a despicable
enemy from bringing total chaos to the world.
Then there is the way we are seen by
others. Many people may look at us and
think that we are totally useless in the majority of situations that they have
seen us in. To others we may appear as
the type of person who “couldn’t punch their way out of a paper bag.” They may think of us as the individual who
couldn’t find their glasses if they were on top of their head, much less be of
any use in an extremely difficult situation.
They may view us as the “Clark Kent” to our wanting to be “Superman.” Of course, this view by others may have
various degrees of composition the same as can be true of the view we have of
ourselves.
However, we are probably the third
person: The person we truly are! We may have the inner desire to be the “hero”
but we certainly may do everything we can to make sure we do not put ourselves
in any circumstances that may call for actions that we feel would be out of our
comfort zone. We probably have more
strength and fortitude than most people want to give us credit for but again we
have that inner trepidation that makes us want to alleviate most opportunities that
may call for us to respond in a heroic fashion.
When it comes to the “bottom line”: We want to stay in our “safe” place
but when called upon depending upon the circumstance we make have our “save the
day” moments. In the finale: We’re
Only Human!
QUOTE TO CONSIDER
THOUGHTFUL GEM
"To get the best perspective of a situation,
first look within."
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