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"What is the mark of liberation? No longer being ashamed in front of oneself."-Friedrich Nietzsche
Liberation is something that can be referred to on multiple levels, but for the purposes of this post I'd like to refer to an individual's liberation from their own self-doubt.
Friedrich Nietzsche offers so much to learn in the quote above. How many times have you found yourself drenched in embarrassment. This is part of human nature. Whether you are a high-school climbing the social ladder or falling from it to the dark pit of social isolation, a grown adult going through a divorce or welcoming a new baby, it doesn't matter. We all find that at some point in our lives we are ashamed of how we dress, walk, feel, love, proclaim, talk, wonder, think, weigh, and the list goes on and on.
This self-doubt is so strong that it can tear down the personality of even the strongest. It is here that the world can become dark and filled with depression, and at the saddest level suicide.
How can people remove themselves from such a world of self-doubt and low self-esteem? Nietzsche offers a simple, yet profound answer! If you can get to a level where you are no longer ashamed in front of your own self, you can finally accept yourself. And, thus, feel liberated to be who you want to be.
Yet, a simple answer is never an easy endeavor. Learning and changing does not happen in an instant. But it does happen if you want it to, and are willing to see how many amazing things can be done.
Just try.
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If anyone is reading this I'd like to open up emails (extinction.knowledge@gmail.com) with questions regarding this post, and I will try and offer some advice.
****Please, you or someone you know is thinking of suicide please call: 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or visit http://www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ *****
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