At the heart of most of our problems, both within and without, is fear and insecurity. We fear that if others really knew us that they would neither love us nor like us.
We fail to see our own value, while simultaneously thinking more highly of ourselves than we ought. What a weird paradox that most of us live in!
As a person becomes aware of their own thoughts and shortcomings, we tend to focus on those things. Commercials call attention to our lack of white teeth, our bad breath, our lack of hair, and an assortment of other physical defects that are common to all of us. This type of social comparison is often painful and rarely sparks any real change in our lives.
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