“Our life is shaped by our mind, we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it.” – Buddha
It’s really tough when the image we grew up with is that we are never enough to make a difference or to even just matter in the world. Such feelings of inadequacy and insignificance have left us wanting the wrong things for the right reasons in the hopes that people would take notice of us and appreciate us. Our suffering never ends because we do not consciously think of ourselves as beautiful beings who deserve the happiness they seek.
And what we do or think reflects on everyone else around us. The suffering extends itself to the world. Our misdeeds and suffering has an effect on everyone close to us. Expanding our suffering even more to guilt as we have become part of their suffering too.
Each of us should take the time to feel good about ourselves. That is the most meaningful among selfish things that a person can do for him or herself. This is how true beauty surfaces. When a person loves themselves in goodness, they show it to others and infect them with their love and beauty without a need for words.
