Knowing Yourself - the greatest human wealth

Dear friends,

A lot of people get on social media like Facebook and "mouth off". That is, not having to actually face anyone, or their own insecurities and inadequacies, such people confidently, or at least seemingly so, project themselves as a person who really knows himself or herself and, therefore, has something worthwhile to share.

Knowing yourself has nothing to do with how much material wealth you possess or how high your social status is like with what academic monikers are attached to your name such as MD, JD, or PhD for example.

That is, knowing yourself within the context of having a'"sense of self" - the greatest human wealth, can only come from having had many and varied experiences in life where you have had to confront your own insecurities and inadequacies, especially when being in physical danger. For only then will you know yourself, because only then will you be able to show to yourself whether o not you have the integrity to keep a promise to yourself by not allowing any other person or nonhuman creature to make you lose your composure by cowering and/or begging for mercy, as opposed to maintaining your well-being by fighting back, or in some cases, simply running to get help of some sort.

After all, those who will cower and beg, no matter how much income or social status they hide behind really have no knowledge of self, sense of self, or dignity.

G. Djata Bumpus