One thing I have realized over time is this:
Every person is the protagonist in his or her own life.
No matter who they are.
- The
partner who controls every decision and calls it care.
- The
friend who disappears when needed most, yet believes they are loyal.
- The
boss who constantly demoralizes employees.
- The
parent who is so strict that fear replaces comfort.
- The
teacher who pressures students into taking private tuition.
- The
colleague who takes credit for teamwork and calls it visibility.
- The
influencer who spreads misinformation and calls it freedom of expression.
Whether knowingly or unknowingly, ethically or unethically,
most people believe they are justified in what they do.
Most people don’t see themselves as villains in their own story.
Instead, almost everyone sees themselves as:
- disciplined,
not harsh
- practical,
not insensitive
- ambitious,
not unfair
- right,
not wrong
And perhaps that is what makes human behavior so complex.
It is shocking how easily people can point out certain
actions as wrong when done by others, yet fail to recognize the same within
themselves. Human beings are remarkably skilled at justifying their own
behavior while judging the same behavior harshly in others.
Maybe because intention and perception are not the same
things.
Or maybe because we are all narrating our own stories from a
lens where our actions somehow make sense to us.
The more I observe people, the more I realize:
- Is
our impact positive or negative?
- Are
our actions helping people grow, or hurting them quietly?
- Is
our way of working, leading, parenting, or behaving still worth
continuing?
- Or
is it time to consciously bring about a change within ourselves?
Because self-awareness doesn’t begin when we question others.
It begins when we start questioning ourselves.
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