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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

The quest of approval


Day 7

In the journey of our life as humans we have always pursuit towards the sanctioned nods. As a child we have looked towards our guardians, as adults we looked towards employers, friends look towards friend, and many more. 

But here is my question: what is really the quest of approval?

For every action or decision we take, we hold responsibility. Based on this concept for every smallest decision we take in life, we need the approval of self. Even when we look to other for approval, we are actually looking for confidence in our personal approval. Think about a scenario at work: you processed certain actions, and decisions on a project, and when you feel the results are adequate to your approval, then the project is forwarded to attain the level of confidence from your supervisor.

There are times we feel extremely frustration about some decisions in life? Why does this happen? Why are we frustrated about the decision? Did we approve of the action? Or was that action a forced result? Personally I feel the biggest challenge or frustration of life happens when we perform an action that we personally could not approve. In this case why do we raise fingers or blame other for an action we performed? Do you agree the quest of approval starts within first, and then the second person?

Don’t blame others for your action because of the quest of approval of your action lies within you

~Lenji Jacob

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