The lesson for today is that your ultimate goal in life is to become your best self.
It’s from a book I’m reading:
Dr. Sinetar quotes from The Language of Feelings by David Viscott, M. D.:
Your ultimate goal in life is to become your best self. Your immediate goal is to get on the path that will lead you there. Why should you feel guilty if you refuse to be intimidated by [someone] who persists in standing in the way of your being that best self or who is “hurt” when you finally manage it? … The highest love a person can have for you is to wish for you to evolve into the best person you can be. No one owns you, no matter what your relationship. You are not here on this earth to fulfill the unmet dreams of a frustrated parent or to protect another person from facing the reality of himself or the world. You are here to develop and grow, to do your share to make the outside world a better place to live, to make the immediate world in which you life, the world that is you, as honest and as true to your feelings as you possibly can (p. 127).
I think all of us can reasonably agree on that.
However, what is your idea of your “best self”? Is it truly the best?
I strongly recommend this book to everyone who likes some introspection, especially about what they are doing for life. Go, read the first chapter, you’ll like it. According to BookJetty, there’s only one copy available in NLB, so if you want to borrow it, do place a reservation!
