what is to be done and how.
I am the world. The world must obey me. I can never be wrong. I know
what is to be done and how. All of you must follow what I say without
any protest, because I tolerate no dissent. I am the storehouse of all
the knowledge and what I do not know is not worth knowing. I am the most
intelligent person going around and though I don't show it clearly, I
know that all of you are much lower than me in intelligence. I am the boss.
Please be with me. I do not know how to face the world. I will do what
you say, but please protect me from this world. I don't know much and
please guide me at every step. I need you. Please help me at all the times.
These are two ends of extreme personalities. The first one - aggressive
and the second one -passive. Psychology is as complex as the human mind
and as the time passes more discoveries and more theories get
propounded. But I am not talking about clinical psychology. I am talking
about what we observe in our everyday life and what it teaches us.
As you read the descriptions above, you will agree that both the types
are not healthy. The healthy personality has respect for its strengths
and acknowledges its weaknesses without feeling bad about them. The
healthy personality respects others for their strengths and does not
show any disdain for their weaknesses. He/she knows that all of us are
imperfect in some way. The healthy personality does not try to overwhelm
others with knowledge, but helps with guidance. The healthy type is
equally not overwhelmed by more dominant people but acknowledges that
they are good in some areas and respects them for that. But does not
behave submissively.
In this world, none of us is perfect. We all should be ready to learn
new things without feeling inferior. All right, I do not know how to
play the piano. Please teach me. If I find out that I will learn it and
like playing I will continue learning, otherwise I will try my hand at
something else. For a healthy person, the qualities do not make a person
inferior or superior. He/she treats all as human beings first and says
that some one is good or not very good at doing something. If a healthy
personality has to express his/her opinion about someone's shortcoming,
it will not be - that person is a fool, but that person has certain
deficiencies but the deficiencies can be taken care of by proper learning.
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