Are You The Enemy of YOU?
Any person not having knowledge of themselves soon develops into the actual creator of their own troubles.
He or she ends up hindering their own advancement, constantly working against themselves. Some people say that they have become their own worst enemy.
Unconscious of their true purpose and lacking in understanding, he or she soon ruins themselves or places substantial restrictions on their own potential.
Seeing a person who unconsciously slams the door on their own progress is almost too painful to watch; without self-knowledge, many gifted men and women have been known to destroy their opportunity for success.
Even though most of us might want to help such a soul in distress, generally there is only so much that a person can do; what we come to realize is that a person is best helped when they learn to help themselves.
In truth, you will only help those that are willing to be helped. And everyone, sooner or later comes to the sobering realization that all conditions, good or bad, are self-created.
Therefore, each and every person holds within their genes, the solutions to all their difficulties, and the solution to every one of their dilemmas. Man is the only living thing that can alter his own condition by changing how he thinks.
Yet even to himself, man is actually an enigma, a mystery. He has little knowledge of his God-given potential, mainly because he does not know himself.
He does not know that he does not know, because he is unconsciously incompetent in the area of self-awareness.
Lacking this knowledge, the unconscious incompetent man faces a reasonably limited and uncertain future; failure lurks in the shadows of his own mind. He entertains thoughts of fear, doubt and uncertainty. He becomes apprehensive, trusting no one, not even himself.
He will become excessively anxious for a success that remains in the distance, far beyond his reach and as a result will be prone to making short-sighted mistakes.
A cloud of self-doubt covers his every move. His self-assurance level slips below his knees; his spirit sags, at this stage, he or she has more or less given up hope.
Such a person has spooked himself, and in this state, he or she is very confused. And instead of moving onward, becomes a beggar of opportunity, all while sitting in the shadows of paradise.