My most interesting thought of the day (apart from lots of obviously very technical horse riding stuff), has turned into something of a dilemma. I've always held two separate thoughts as being true. It was only today when I realised that the two seem to be conflicting. Everything started as I read the obituary of Alan Sillitoe earlier today and was struck by the phrase, "he had his own worth, and his own pride...He was nothing at all when people tried to tell him what he was.”
Thought 1: When we are young we are horribly self conscious. In mid life we become more comfortable with who we are. When we're really old we just don't care what other people think or, for example, if we look silly because we "missed a bit" when shaving.
Thought 2: We live in a world of being measured by other people or groups of people; aptitude tests, GCSEs, A Levels, University degrees, evaluations at work, promotions at work, show jumping competitions, our car versus the neighbour's car. We're even encouraged to positively look for feedback on our performance in many areas of life; surely this must have some real benefits other than just extra money or getting the approval of one person who happens to be our supervisor at a particular point in time.
So I suppose my dilemma is where should we draw the line between asking people to tell us what we are, and what we believe our own worth is? Apologies to any of you who already have the answer, but for the minute it's gnawing away at me.....
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