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Should You Change The World Or Change Yourself?

Name: Should You Change The World Or Change Yourself?
Uploaded: 2024-09-16T14:01:01+00:00
Duration: 34 s
Channel: Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP
Description: In this brief reflective monologue, the speaker poses the classic dilemma of whether one should accept the world and work on changing oneself, or accept…

16 Sept 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief reflective monologue, the speaker poses the classic dilemma of whether one should accept the world and work on changing oneself, or accept oneself and work on changing the world. Both options appear valid, leading to confusion. The speaker then introduces a third perspective: envisioning an ideal version of oneself that is better than the current self, and choosing to accept that ideal rather than the flawed present. By accepting this aspirational self, individuals set a higher standard to strive toward, framing self‑acceptance as the acceptance of a future, improved self rather than the current imperfect state.

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Do we accept the world and change ourselves, or do we change the world and accept ourselves? Because both of those sound right. You're like, I should accept myself and change the world. But on the other hand, you're like, wait, no, I should accept the world and change myself. Is there a version of yourself that's better than you are right now? Most people hopefully would say yes. It's like, great, accept that person. Accepting yourself is accepting the ideal that we can live up to. And that's— that is what we accept, not the shitty version of that that we are today.