Know Thyself

In order to know yourself, you must be able to understand your values, morals, views, and feelings. Everyone is different and thinks differently. Because of this, it is important for each person to know him or herself. This self-knowledge is priceless. This is what enables you to grow as a person and develop yourself.

I believe my own weakness is that I’m too empathetic. Sometimes, the problems or other people seem to consume my life. Even if I don’t know someone, I always feel the need to help them when they need it. This is not necessarily a bad quality (in my opinion, it’s more of a good thing than a bad thing), but it means that I end up losing myself a bit in this process. Although I’m able to help other people out, I don’t get to spend nearly enough time helping myself when I need it. Recently, I’ve tried to balance this out more: I try to spend time helping others, but make sure that I have enough time for myself.

I think my best quality is that I’m very tolerant and understanding. Many people say this, but get easily annoyed or angered. I feel that I’m always very accepting of others, even if they’re very different from me. In fact, I enjoy being around people who aren’t like me at all. Because of this, I’m extremely tolerant of those around me. Even, for example, when I’m forced to deal with someone who is tremendously irritating, although they’re trying to be nice, I’m able to be kind. I rarely yell at people or even get mad. I feel that if more people were more understanding, many problems would be easily solved.

It’s really hard to write about one’s own weaknesses and strengths because it means you either have to analyze what you’re doing wrong or brag about yourself. Both of these make people uncomfortable. No one wants to admit to being flawed, and no one wants to be seen as conceited. Personally, I’m getting used to writing about topics like this. I used to feel much more uneasy when writing about myself, but it’s gradually getting easier. I’m starting to realize that everyone has weaknesses, and admitting that I have strengths isn’t necessarily bragging – only if I turn it into that.