We must be very clear that it is we who think for ourselves. I say this because sometimes we allow ourselves to be influenced by the thoughts and ideas of others and do not realize that the realities or circumstances of each person are different from them, even though they may resemble them.
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You make an imperative point here. When I spend time with a person, or in an environment, the lines of where they end and where I begin tend to get a bit blurry.
Do I really feel this way about myself, or is this how I feel that others perceive me?
How can I even assume the feelings of these others, when their feelings are so personal, filtered through their own experiences?
Even if their thoughts about me happened to be unsavory, would they even have the tools to judge me, knowing nothing of my own experiences?
You make an imperative point here. When I spend time with a person, or in an environment, the lines of where they end and where I begin tend to get a bit blurry.
Do I really feel this way about myself, or is this how I feel that others perceive me?
How can I even assume the feelings of these others, when their feelings are so personal, filtered through their own experiences?
Even if their thoughts about me happened to be unsavory, would they even have the tools to judge me, knowing nothing of my own experiences?