Read the first part of the ‘Self-Knowledge’ series: ‘Quotes of Wisdom: Inspirational Words towards Self-Knowledge’

What is the relationship between Self-Knowledge and Self-Reflection?

Snow White comes to mind when I take the time to self-reflect, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who has the most self-knowledge of them all?”  The mirror then replied, “Look within yourself to find the answer.”  Okay, I know the previous dialogue was never actually said in the Snow White film but that is my reinterpretation of them when thinking of how one can discover self-knowledge.

You must think I’m like a scratched record because of the amount of posts on this blog re-emphasising the need for self-knowledge as a key to enhancing yourselves in life.  The reason for my over-zealousness in this regard is because I feel learning about oneself is an important and overlooked subject which, if encouraged, will greatly benefit this planet for generations to come.

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What type of knowledge is important to you?

Do you sometimes feel that you should know yourself more than you do?

Do you feel that you are spending too much time accumulating superfluous knowledge other than knowledge of self?

Learn to accumulate Wisdom not Superficiality

In the educational system we are taught general knowledge for us to learn from and that is suppose to provide us with the foundations towards contributing to society.  This carefully chosen knowledge is mostly made up of facts and figures which really has no real benefit towards our own personal growth.  Maybe if they included practical wisdom and self-knowledge on the curriculum it would go a long way to addressing the balance of what we learn at school.

When we leave education and venture out into the wild  jungle of employment, we are then encouraged to accumulate as much knowledge as possible so that we can be better prepared for the hunt for status and financial reward.

Especially in this technological world of communication competing for a captive audience who are willing to give up their hard earned cash to whoever can provide the best answers, we are continually bombarded with the familiar words “Knowledge is Power!” – and without this knowledge we can never become successful in life.  To that I say, “absolute rubbish!”.

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