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Introspection


What actually is introspection ? Introspection means observation or examination of one’s own thought and feelings. There are two things in this definition to which we should pay special attention : first. The phrase “one’s own”, and the second, the words “ thoughts and feelings,”



You certainly know that what “one’s own”means. The phrase refers to the idea that the examination or observation concerned is not to limitedto particular person. It means that the suggestion about introspection has to do with all of us, including the person who prposes the idea himself. Then, in introspection, the observation can only be properly carried out by by the person concerned, and not by any person other than him alone.


Now, what do the word “thought and feelings” mean in this case? As you know, what ever deed we perform is the product or reflectionof what we have in imind. A man’s deeds are the products or reflection of what we have in mind. A man’s deeds are the products of his thoughts and feelings.
Consequently, if we want to try introspection, it automatically means that we should also carry out an examination of everything we have done.


Generally we are more or less displeased when someone criticizes us. Usually we think ourselves to be right and the other person to be wrong.
If we did something wrong, usually we would tend to seek for a pretext to justify it, even though our conscience admitted it secretly.

It is therefore obvious that in introspection, honesty –particularly honesty to oneself – is the most essential thing required. If we fail to fulfill this basic requirement, the introspection will be of no effect.
If we have not enough courage to be honest to other people (because, as a matter of fact, honesty requires bravery), at least we should try to be truthfull to ourselves, that is, to be true to our own conscience.

Thus, the suggestion about introspection actually contains a hint to be honest to oneself. We should make a sincese observation of our thoughts and feelings, and also of all we have done.
The observation is of course not to important for its own sake. It is required to realize and discover our own faults in order to improve ourselves.

Introspections is indeed a very good idea. But it is not an idea to be suggested only to other people. It is our own requirement. If we really want to improve , the basic matter is not to be a good person. But that today we should be better than yesterday and tomorrow we should be better than today.
Introspection should be done by of all of us.

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